Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and need for additional examination.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, but no higher. The decision on migraine headaches remains denied.

The Board has granted an increased 50 percent rating for headaches, but the issues of entitlement to a separate compensable rating for dizziness/hypoglycemia and total disability rating based on individual employability (TDIU) are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a headache disability is denied.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is granted, with an effective date of January 2, 2009.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's migraines are aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus and hearing loss.

The Board has granted earlier effective dates of March 6, 2017 for service connection for Traumatic Brain Injury and Migraines.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his claims at a hearing.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches has been dismissed as the grant of service connection for chronic post-traumatic headaches and ocular migraines, which are secondary to service-connected TBI with PTSD and major depressive disorder, was granted in a June 2024 rating decision effective January 30, 2024.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including persistent depressive disorder, migraines, tinnitus, and bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational history.

The Veteran's right knee flexion limitation is now rated at 20 percent, effective April 1, 2020. Her tension headaches and sinusitis remain noncompensable.

The Veteran's degenerative arthritis of the spine, left shoulder degenerative arthritis, right shoulder degenerative arthritis, and left and right knee strains are all found to be related to his active military service.,The Veteran's tension headaches (claimed as migraines) are determined to be due to his service-connected tinnitus.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 20 percent for service-connected right upper extremity carpal tunnel is dismissed. The Veteran's entitlement to restoration of her 30 percent rating for tension headaches is granted.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for chronic adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood and migraines are being remanded due to the failure to provide proper notice and scheduling of VA examinations.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection as it had an onset during service and has been a chronic condition since then. The Board found the Veteran's lay statements regarding his head injury to be credible, but remanded for further examination to determine if his current residuals are related to military service.

The Veteran withdrew her appeals for service connection and rating of her right knee disability, migraine, and GERD.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of all issues.

The Veteran's cervical and lumbar spine disabilities, as well as their associated radiculopathy conditions, are remanded for further development. The fibromyalgia with headaches claim is also remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection for various disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to July 18, 2012, for a finding of total disability based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU). The Board found that the Veteran was not unemployable within one year prior to his July 18, 2012, claim.

The Veteran's lumbar and cervical spine disabilities, bilateral upper and lower extremity radiculopathy, right hand arthritis, migraines, and GERD are all granted as service-connected.,Service connection is established for the Veteran's memory loss disability due to PTSD.