Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches associated with PTSD and major depressive disorder are rated at 50 percent effective from March 13, 2013.

All appeals are dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to May 10, 2001.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hearing loss, tinnitus, scars, and headaches due to a lack of service treatment records. The Veteran is asked to provide any relevant medical evidence or lay statements supporting his claims.

The Veteran's migraines are remanded for further evaluation due to conflicting evidence and the need for updated medical records.

The Veteran's service-connected migraines have been granted an initial 50 percent rating, effective December 21, 2018. The Board has also remanded several other issues for further development.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for headaches is being remanded due to the need for a review of his medical records and a VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches did not result in prostrating attacks of headache pain prior to November 16, 2015. Therefore, a compensable rating is denied.

The Veteran's service connection for migraine headaches has been granted. The initial disability rating for her lumbar spine strain remains at 20 percent.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's mid-back condition is not service-connected, but his headaches are service-connected.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection and increased rating claims due to withdrawal of his appeal by the Veteran. The appeals were not related to service connection, but rather to issues regarding increased ratings.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service treatment records are incomplete and requests for these records have not been completed. The Veteran is also requested to provide any additional medical records from private providers, including Dr. Baldwin.

The Veteran's migraine headaches and acquired psychiatric disorder, including recurrent major depressive disorder with psychotic features and depression NOS, are granted. Service connection for scars is denied as the effective date prior to April 17, 2013 cannot be established. The TDIU claim is remanded due to lack of a completed VA Form 21-8940 and incomplete SSA disability records. Service connection for tinnitus and carpal tunnel syndrome are also remanded.

The Veteran's initial 50 percent evaluation for migraine headaches is granted prior to February 11, 2015. The Board finds that the evidence supports a finding of very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for chronic headaches, finding that there is no evidence linking current chronic headaches to service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's migraine headaches caused severe prostrating and prolonged attacks with symptoms including throbbing pain, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, sensitivity to light and noise. The VA found that these symptoms meet the criteria for a 50% disability rating since September 18, 2015.

The Board has ordered a new VA examination and remanded the case due to the lack of probative value in the previous examiner's opinion. The Veteran is seeking service connection for bilateral hearing loss, which may be secondary to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's application to reopen the claim for hiatal hernia was granted, and service connection for hypertension, PTSD, obstructive sleep apnea, migraine headaches, lumbar spine disability, major depressive disorder, right little finger ankylosis, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and radiculopathy of the left lower extremity was denied. The Veteran's claim for increased evaluations for various conditions was also remanded.

The Veteran's maximum schedular rating for migraine headaches is being considered, but the appeal is remanded due to new evidence received since the last decision.

The Veteran's service connection for bilateral tinnitus is granted. The Veteran's hypertension is rated at 30 percent from February 9, 2017. The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 30 percent effective from February 9, 2017. Service connection for a traumatic brain injury is remanded.