Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for posttraumatic headaches was denied. The Board dismissed the claims for TDIU and SMC due to service-connected posttraumatic headaches as it did not have jurisdiction over these issues.

The Veteran's headaches, bilateral hip condition, lumbosacral strain, left knee condition, and left ankle strain are all granted as secondary to service-connected PTSD. A disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD is also granted.

The Veteran's post-traumatic headaches are granted a 50 percent rating, but the Board has remanded his claim for service connection of OSA due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, acid reflux, and migraine headaches due to exposure to herbicides. The AOJ is instructed to provide the Veteran with notice of his right to a hearing on his supplemental claim.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's degenerative cervical spondylosis (neck disability) is denied as not related to service.

The Board has dismissed the issues of higher initial ratings for service-connected bilateral knee disability, migraine variants, and bilateral hearing loss as well as service connection for generalized anxiety disorder. The issues of service connection for right elbow lateral epicondylitis and left elbow lateral epicondylitis are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. Service connection for depression is also remanded due to conflicting diagnoses.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines, to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities, is being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors. The Board finds the VA examination inadequate and requires a new opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's migraines.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches, to include as secondary to his service-connected PTSD, is being remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Board will consider any additional evidence when the claim is readjudicated.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected migraines is remanded due to the need for an adequate examination and/or medical opinion considering the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and a higher rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder were denied. A compensable rating was granted for headaches from May 4, 2020, but no higher. The claim for a higher rating for the psychiatric disability was also denied.

The Veteran's service connection claim for headaches is granted as the condition began during his military service, specifically while working on the flight line and exposed to loud jet engines.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied as there was no current evidence of the claimed conditions, or they did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Veteran's attorney is not eligible for fees based on past-due benefits from a March 2024 rating decision that increased disability ratings for migraines and colonic mucosa residuals.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, left and right knee disorders, left and right ankle disorders, left and right hip disorders, a right elbow disorder, a back disability, and migraine headaches. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Veteran's PTSD with TBI is granted a 70 percent rating, but no higher. The Veteran's migraine headaches are denied any increase in rating.

The Veteran's hemorrhoids have been granted a 20% rating. The claims for service connection of bilateral hand conditions, prostate cancer, and migraines are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and development.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his claims prior to a scheduled hearing.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including migraine headaches, chronic vertigo, thoracolumbar spine degenerative disc disease, cervical spine degenerative disc disease, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU based on the combined effects of these disabilities.

The Veteran's request for a higher-level review of the October 12, 2023 rating decision was denied due to it being untimely filed.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, chronic sinusitis, bronchitis, and right knee disability. Service connection was denied for right eye disability.,Service connection is granted for the Veteran's current symptoms of lumbosacral strain, chronic sinusitis, bronchitis, and right knee disability.