Migraines & headaches decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of November 3, 2020, for a 50 percent evaluation for migraines is granted.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of November 3, 2020, for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is also granted.

The Board has denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for right shoulder impingement syndrome, right hip strain (limitation of extension), and right hip strain (limitation of flexion). The claims for low back disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, and migraine-headaches are also denied.

The Board has granted service connection for migraines as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's effective date for a 50% disability rating for service-connected migraine headaches is set at January 13, 2021. The decision acknowledges that the increase in severity of his condition was ascertainable as of this date.

The Veteran's headaches are found to be secondary to his service-connected PTSD and sleep apnea, and the Board has granted this claim.

The Board denied service connection for TBI, migraines, and vertigo due to lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred in the line of duty.

The Board has remanded all service connection claims due to the need for additional VA and private treatment records, particularly from facilities in the Bronx, Puerto Rico, and Gainesville.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for migraine headaches due to a duty to assist error and requests an additional VA medical opinion.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding service connection for migraines, irritable bowel syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and warts.

The Board has granted service connection for right lower leg pain, left lower leg pain, and left shoulder pain on a direct basis.,Service connection was also granted for headache disability.

The Board has granted an initial rating of 10 percent for migraines, effective from November 13, 2017. The Veteran's migraine symptoms have been characterized by characteristic prostrating attacks averaging one in two months over the last several months.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines was granted with an effective date of January 8, 2020. The decision is based on new and relevant evidence submitted within a year of the initial application.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at the maximum schedular rating of 50 percent, which is the highest available.,The Veteran's major depressive disorder does not meet or approximate the criteria for a 100 percent disability rating. The closest match to his symptoms is a 70 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date of August 16, 2016 for a maximum schedular 50 percent rating for migraine including migraine variants is granted. The effective date cannot be earlier as it is the earliest date service connection was established.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are productive of very frequent, completely prostrating, and prolonged attacks that produce severe economic inadaptability. The Board has granted a 50% rating for the veteran's migraine headaches.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is proximately caused by medication taken for service-connected PTSD.,The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and migraine headaches are related to toxic exposure risk activity during service, including burn pits and hazardous materials.,Service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to service-connected tinnitus and/or PTSD is remanded due to a lack of an addendum medical opinion.

The Board has denied service connection for a right ankle condition, reoccurring migraines, hypothyroidism, and hypertension. The claims are being remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, increased rating for a headache condition, and service connection for athlete's foot due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors regarding his service connection claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD, a low back condition, and related radiculopathy have been denied. The claim for an increased rating for the low back condition has also been denied.