Migraines & headaches decisions — 2024

The Veteran's appeal concerning the claims of skin cancers, migraines, sinusitis, and COPD has been dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinion regarding whether the Veteran's migraine headaches are related to his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes and hypertension have been denied as there is no evidence of a chronic condition during service or within the applicable presumptive period.,Service connection has not been established for these conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection of migraines due to a lack of adequate medical opinion regarding whether his tinnitus aggravated his migraines.

The Veteran's entitlement to an earlier effective date for a 50% evaluation of migraine headaches is granted, and service connection for obstructive sleep apnea syndromes as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder, mandible fracture residuals, and migraine headaches is also granted.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as there is no case or controversy concerning whether the Veteran is entitled to an effective date of October 17, 2012 for his service connection for migraine headaches. The benefits have already been granted.

The Veteran's chronic headaches are rated at 50 percent, and the TDIU claim is remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines secondary to other service-connected disabilities is remanded due to inadequate medical opinion. The Board requires a supplemental opinion addressing whether the migraines are caused by or aggravated by any of his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted. The claim for secondary service connection for migraine headaches is remanded.

The RO reduced the Veteran's SMC from M to L-M, effective May 13, 2015, as ordered by the Board of Veterans' Appeals in May 27, 2020. The reduction was due to a clear and unmistakable error in the original implementation decision.

The Board has restored service connection for tinnitus, migraines, and gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD) with hiatal hernia and gastritis. The severance of these conditions was improper due to the evidence showing they were incurred during periods of active duty or ACDUTRA.

The Board is remanding all issues on appeal due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right little finger condition, left hand disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, chronic tendinitis, and chronic headaches.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for headaches, hypertension, a cervical spine disability (claimed as chronic muscle tension), diabetes mellitus, type II (DMII), and sleep apnea due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a combined rating for PTSD with TBI, an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA. The AOJ is instructed to obtain private treatment records from Dr. Ahmed.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for hypertension, bilateral eye glaucoma, chronic headaches, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as his appeal was not clear regarding which docket he preferred.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating of her service-connected cervical strain is dismissed. The cases for an initial compensable rating for her abdominal scar and a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for her migraines are remanded.

The appeal to restore the rating for right knee strain with osteoarthritis and slight recurrent patellar dislocation was denied, while a separate 10 percent rating for right knee patellar subluxation from May 24, 2017, was granted. An initial rating in excess of 50 percent for headaches from April 7, 2016, was also denied.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for migraine headaches to be reviewed after adjudication of a related hypertension claim.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraine headaches and PTSD with MDD, insomnia disorder, alcohol use disorder, and cannabis use disorder were denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 8100 for migraines or under the General Formula for Mental Disorders for his PTSD.

The Veteran's appeals for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for headaches and for an effective date prior to June 6, 2014 have been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.