Migraines & headaches decisions — 2024

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to his service-connected PTSD and tinnitus.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for migraines, to include as due to his service-connected PTSD, for further development and an addendum opinion.

Your appeal for service connection for migraine headaches has been dismissed as the RO granted it in July 2024, and your attorney requested to withdraw the appeal.

The Veteran's headache condition, which was noted at enlistment and treated for more than two years before entry into active service, worsened during her military service. The Board found that the aggravation of her preexisting condition beyond its natural progression is not clear and unmistakable.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a headache disability as there is no current evidence of a diagnosed condition and the Veteran did not present competent medical evidence to support his claim.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU effective October 23, 2012, due to his service-connected migraines and other disabilities preventing him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.,Basic eligibility for DEA benefits was also granted effective October 23, 2012, based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations in various service-connected conditions are being remanded due to a pre-decisional error where the VA failed to provide her with scheduled VA examinations. The Veteran is required to be provided additional opportunities for these exams.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the earlier effective date for service connection of headaches, not otherwise specified and migraines with headaches, not otherwise specified with vertigo associated with PTSD.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection of migraines as secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for specially adapted housing and basic eligibility for automotive or other conveyance and adaptive equipment or for adaptive equipment due to a lack of service-connected disabilities that would warrant these benefits.

The Board has denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date of August 18, 2008 for service connection of migraine headaches secondary to PTSD and TBI. The case is remanded for further development regarding a higher rating for migraines and a TDIU claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's home modifications and equipment purchases are necessary to enable him to function more independently in his family and community without assistance, or with a reduced level of assistance.,However, additional equipment purchases and/or home modifications, such as an overhead cover for a wheelchair lift at the front of the home, a cover over the front walk, installation of a central air conditioning system, an addition to the home to include installation of a new bathroom downstairs, extension of the rear of the main bedroom to create space for a walk-in closet and a work-out room on the floor below; and creating access to an existing outdoor kitchen located near the pool area, are not necessary.,The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not necessitate these additional modifications.

The Veteran's cervical spondylosis and migraines are granted service connection as they are at least as likely as not related to her in-service car accidents.

The Veteran's initial migraine including migraine variant claim is denied as his symptoms do not include characteristic prostrating attacks.,The Veteran's low back condition remains rated at 20 percent, and the issue of entitlement to a TDIU is remanded due to inextricability with the low back rating.

The Board denied service connection for alcohol use disorder and an anxiety disorder, granted service connection for a deviated septum, and granted ratings of 80 percent but no higher for narcolepsy and 20 percent but no higher for dry eye syndrome with arcus senillis.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss was denied, and the claim of service connection for migraine headaches is remanded. The Board found that a VA examination should be scheduled to address direct service connection for migraine headaches.

The Veteran's service-connected irritable bowel syndrome, migraines, and hearing loss prevented him from securing or following any substantially gainful occupation as of June 10, 2021. The Board found sufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that the Veteran was unemployable due to these disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for GERD, sinus headaches, right and left lower extremity neuropathy, pseudofolliculitis barbae of the skin, and lumbar spine degenerative arthritis and DDD. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression and anxiety) was denied.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection of migraine headaches as secondary to tinnitus due to inadequate opinions regarding causation and aggravation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable evaluation for tension headaches and entitlement to TDIU.