Migraines & headaches decisions — 2024

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain, degenerative disc disease, and degenerative arthritis are granted as service-connected.,Right and left lower extremity radiculopathy are also granted as secondary to the service-connected lumbar spine disorders.,Service connection for migraines is remanded due to a lack of opinion on their relationship to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's migraine headaches as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines and hypertension is granted. The claim for sleep apnea is denied.

The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for migraine headaches was granted with an effective date of December 29, 2020. The appeal is denied as the Veteran does not have a valid earlier effective date claim.

The Board has granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's migraine headache disability, effective from April 16, 2021. The Veteran experienced very frequent and prolonged headaches that were productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable evaluation for service-connected migraine headache including migraine variants is dismissed because the Veteran requested withdrawal of his appeal in March 2023.

The Veteran's posttraumatic headaches have been granted an initial 30 percent disability rating, but no higher. The issue of service connection for joint and muscle pain is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for headaches and granted a 10 percent rating for hypertension, effective December 22, 2016.

The Board has decided that service connection for migraine headaches is granted as secondary to the service-connected tinnitus. The low back disability, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and adjustment/mood disorder claims are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations and opinions to address his claims of service connection for various knee, headache, low back, and shoulder disorders. The Veteran will be provided with new VA examinations to determine the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of right and left knee disabilities, as well as a higher rating for left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy and traumatic brain injury with migraines.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for chronic headaches is denied as the evidence does not support prostrating attacks averaging once every two months over the past several months.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and an earlier effective date are being remanded due to the need to correct duty-to-assist errors.,A retrospective opinion is needed regarding the severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's migraine headaches prior to June 22, 2017.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines, finding that his symptoms began during service and are related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for a headache disability, finding that the Veteran's current headaches are related to head injuries sustained during active service and continuing since then.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of a 70% rating for major depressive disorder was denied. The Veteran also had his claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of a 50% rating for migraines denied.,Both conditions were rated based on their direct service connection without any presumption, secondary condition, or other specific theory.

The Veteran's migraines are rated at a 50 percent disability rating, the highest available under Diagnostic Code 8100.

The appellant's entitlement to an earlier effective date of February 28, 2013, for migraine headaches is granted. The claim was reopened due to new and material evidence submitted within one year of the October 2019 rating decision that implemented severance of his disability payments. He is currently entitled to a 30 percent disability rating for his migraine headaches.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a chin and jaw condition is granted, and her TDIU claim is also granted. The rating assigned for the chin and jaw condition is 50%.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including left and right shoulder conditions, eye condition, throat condition, neck disability, low back disability, lower extremity disabilities, right-hand condition with numbness, migraines, and thyroid disease/cancer. The evidence does not support a finding of current diagnoses or a link to service.,The Veteran's claims for these conditions were denied as there is no persuasive medical evidence linking the conditions to her military service.