Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at a maximum of 50 percent for the period prior to July 18, 2019. The rating is based on very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's headaches prior to March 1, 2020 are rated at 30 percent due to frequent characteristic prostrating attacks over several months.

The Veteran's appeal for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a broken screw in the neck due to cervical spinal surgery, service connection for residuals from surgery for implant of neurostimulator installed for chronic pain following cervical spine surgeries, and service connection for right iliac crest bone graft associated with cervical spine surgery has been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to service-connected disabilities including sinusitis has been granted. The rating for UTI (cystitis) is partially granted from October 29, 2018.

The Board has granted the Veteran's motion to revise a March 20, 1972 rating decision that denied service connection for anxiety neurosis with tension headaches. The correct facts at the time of the March 1972 decision showed that there were documented reports of nervousness on active duty and continuity of those symptoms in post-service years, leading to an award of service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and chronic headaches have rendered him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment throughout the appeal period, warranting a TDIU.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Baylor Medical Center Carrolton in Texas were reimbursed due to her service-connected conditions and the emergency nature of her condition.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at a 50% disability rating from August 17, 2015. The Board found that the Veteran’s migraines have been very frequent and prostrating, causing severe economic inadaptability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to issues related to breathing problems, headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The appeals are being returned for additional development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines, finding that there is no probative evidence to support the claim and thus denying it.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, migraines, insomnia, chest pain, right foot pain, left foot pain, heart condition, and whooping cough due to insufficient evidence.,VA is required to provide a medical examination when necessary to decide a claim.

The Board has found that additional evidence was added to the claims file since the April 2016 SOC and requires remand for further action, including obtaining any outstanding VA and private treatment records.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for various conditions due to incomplete medical records. The Veteran is asked to provide authorization forms for Brick Hospital, Ocean Medical Center, and Dr. Chulie.

The Veteran's TDIU claims for the periods prior to and since August 26, 2011 were denied as his service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Veteran is currently in receipt of a combined 100% disability rating due to multiple service-connected conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for right shoulder and back disabilities, finding that the Veteran had injuries during active duty which resulted in current disabilities.,Service connection was denied for TBI and migraine headaches as there is no evidence of a current disability related to military service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to inconsistencies in the VRC evaluation and need for a new assessment of his employment feasibility given his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches, as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus, should be remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a skin disorder, migraines, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during or were otherwise related to active duty service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to a duty to assist error in the June 2019 rating decision. A new VA examination is required to assess the severity of his migraine headaches and their impact on his employment.

The Board denied service connection for a headache disability and a psychiatric disorder (impaired impulse disorder) as the evidence did not show onset during or related to service, with no aggravation by service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at St. Vincent’s Medical Center on January 26, 2017 to January 27, 2017 is granted as the treatment was deemed necessary due to a severe and emergent condition that required immediate medical attention.