Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for right breast abscess was denied. Service connection was granted for GERD, right hip DJD, left hip bursitis with DJD, right knee DJD, left knee DJD, sinusitis, overactive bladder disability, tension headache disability, right ankle disability, and left ankle disability. Claims for CFS, heat exhaustion, hemorrhoids, irritable colon syndrome, and skin disability were denied.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's migraine headaches, finding they are secondary to his service-connected depressive disorder.

The veteran is granted a 10 percent rating for tension headaches from April 13, 2022 to May 26, 2022. The claim for a higher rating and other service connection issues are remanded or denied.

The veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches and neck condition as secondary to tinnitus was granted. The claim for back condition was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for refractive errors, headaches, back disability, and depression.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for mental health condition (including PTSD), headaches, and back condition due to inadequate examinations and duty to assist errors.

The Board dismissed all issues related to earlier effective dates for increased evaluations of TBI, migraine headaches, and hypertension, as well as TDIU.

The veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome was granted. The claim for a compensable disability rating for unexplained weight loss was denied. All other claims were remanded for further consideration.

The Board dismissed the appeals for pseudofolliculitis barbae and rhinitis. Service connection was denied for several conditions, including neurological damage in both legs, IBS, GERD, cervical spine disability, migraines, plantar fasciitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, dry skin, erectile dysfunction, right knee disability, low back pain with arthritis and instability, and sinusitis. The appeals for left ankle disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, and HIV were remanded.

The veteran's effective date for a 30 percent disability rating for migraines is granted as of July 27, 2021.

The veteran's claims for higher ratings were denied, but effective dates for service connection and TDIU were granted.

The veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis and muscle pain was denied. The veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for right hip strain to include iliopsoas tendinitis and a compensable rating for internal rotation of the right thigh were also denied. However, the veteran was granted a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches.

The veteran's claim for service connection for headaches was granted. Claims for a right hand disorder and PTSD were denied. Other claims were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, anxiety, depression, and migraines because the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Board remanded the Veteran's claims for specially adapted housing and a special home adaptation grant due to errors in the duty to assist. The Veteran will undergo further medical examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches, stating that it was not factually ascertainable that the migraines met the criteria for this rating before October 27, 2020.

The veteran's claim for service connection of headaches was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal.

The veteran was granted service connection for a right-hand disability and a 10% rating for hypertension. All other claims were denied.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including TBI, DDD, and urinary incontinence, have been determined to preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation. Therefore, he is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied service connection for all claimed disabilities, including foot, ankle, knee, wrist, back, joint pain, mouth, erectile dysfunction, IBS, headache, tinnitus, and psychiatric disorders.