Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's service connection for IBS and migraine headaches has been granted. The increased rating for migraine headaches is also granted, but subject to the laws and regulations controlling monetary benefits.,Service connection for IBS was established based on a finding of exposure in Southwest Asia theater of operations.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress and other specified trauma and stressor disorder, is found to be at least as likely as not related to his military service. Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, and headache disability are also granted as secondary to the diagnosed psychiatric condition.

The Veteran's noncompensable reduction of their migraine headaches rating from a 50% to a non-compensable evaluation is restored, effective October 1, 2019.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for TBI and migraine headaches due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran needs further examinations to determine if he has residuals from his in-service TBI and whether his current migraines are related to his service-connected conditions.

The Board has granted earlier effective dates of April 14, 2009 for service connection of lumbar spine disability and PTSD. The Veteran's headache condition claim is denied as no formal or informal claim was filed prior to October 29, 2015.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches and a psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and adjustment disorder.,Service connection is established for these conditions based on continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Board has remanded several claims, including those for increased ratings and TDIU. The Veteran's VA treatment records are incomplete and must be obtained to ensure a complete record.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches is granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for multiple sclerosis is denied.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted a 50% rating on and after February 26, 2013. Service connection for the bilateral eye disability is dismissed. The Veteran's fatigue (manifested as low energy level) is denied as not related to service or his service-connected PTSD. Service connection for PTSD with associated sleep impairment is granted.

The Board denied service connection for dizziness, headache disability, and right knee disability. The Veteran's claim for dizziness was denied due to lack of a current diagnosis or functional impairment associated with the condition. For headaches, there is no evidence of a chronic disease in service or post-service. Regarding the right knee, the Board found that the Veteran did not have a chronic disease shown in service and could not establish continuity of symptomatology since service.,The decision also noted that the Veteran's claim for hypertension was pending before the AOJ.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been denied. The Board found no current diagnosis of hypertension, thus denying the claim. For other conditions, the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings.

The Veteran's service-connected headaches were granted a rating of 50% prior to May 13, 2015 as secondary to his service-connected cervical spine disability. The decision also noted that the maximum schedular rating for migraines was assigned.

Service connection for headaches and bilateral upper extremity paresthesia has been granted.,The claim for diffuse musculoskeletal pain is being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic headache disability, entitlement to an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for cardiomegaly, and service connection for bilateral eye disability have been dismissed. The Veteran also withdrew his claims for service connection for dizziness, service connection for left ear hearing loss, and service connection for a respiratory disability.

The Veteran's effective date for a 50 percent rating for headaches with vertigo is granted, but the earlier effective date claim for PTSD remains pending and remanded.,An earlier effective date for the higher PTSD rating is also pending and requires further review.

The Veteran's headaches have been rated at 50 percent since September 30, 2009. The Board found the evidence to be in equipoise regarding whether the headaches are capable of producing severe economic inadaptability, warranting a 50% rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current right leg disability, and therefore denied her claim for service connection. The other issues are remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's tension headaches were found to not meet the criteria for a compensable rating due to insufficient evidence of characteristic prostrating attacks averaging one in two months over the last several months.

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability and migraine headaches, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to active service.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent, but a higher rating is not warranted.,Bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not service-connected.,Headaches are not service-connected.,Thyroid disability is not service-connected.,PTSD is rated based on its current symptoms.