Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions, finding that the evidence did not support a link to military service.

The veteran's rating for tension headaches was increased to 50%. The issue of total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU) was dismissed as moot.

The Board restored the Veteran's 50 percent disability rating for migraines, effective May 30, 2023.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for rheumatoid arthritis (gout), headaches, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea. The Board found that the VA did not adequately assist the veteran in obtaining necessary medical examinations or opinions.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of a head injury, including headaches, dizziness, and cognitive and behavioral impairment. The Board also granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The VA denied higher ratings for several conditions but granted a separate 10% rating for hallux valgus and 40% ratings for radiculopathy in both lower extremities starting from March 20, 2020. TDIU was also granted from the same date.,,,,,,,,The VA did not find new and relevant evidence to reopen claims for hypertension, tinnitus, or bilateral hearing loss.,,,,

The veteran's appeal for a higher rating for service-connected vestibular migraines was dismissed because the veteran requested to withdraw the appeal.

The veteran's claim for service connection of headaches was granted because the Board found that his headaches began during active service and have continued since.

Service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, pes planus, bronchitis, sinusitis, back disability, and jaw disability was denied. Service connection for asthma, allergic rhinitis, and headaches was remanded.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, back disability, bilateral shin disability, bilateral foot disability, neck disability, bilateral shoulder disability, and bilateral wrist disability were denied. The claims for migraine headaches and bilateral knee disabilities were remanded.

The veteran's migraine headaches have been rated at 30 percent. The decision is based on the frequency and severity of the attacks, but not severe economic inadaptability.

The proposed reduction of the Veteran's lumbosacral strain evaluation was dismissed. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability was granted, but other conditions were denied.

The veteran's request for a higher rating for tension headaches and major depressive disorder was denied, but they were granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The veteran's claim for service connection of migraine headaches has been granted. The Board found that the veteran's migraine headaches are a chronic disease with continuity of symptomatology established.

The veteran's headaches are granted a 50% rating. Other issues related to Crohn's disease, lumbar strain, left knee strain, and TDIU are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection of migraine headaches based on clear and unmistakable error in a 1991 rating decision.

The claim for individual unemployability due to PTSD and other service-connected disabilities is remanded. The Board needs more information about the veteran's functional impairments.

The veteran's PTSD rating was increased to 100% effective June 12, 2018. The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for headaches was denied. The veteran's service connection for vertigo was granted with an effective date of May 21, 2014.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis and migraine headaches. The Veteran's claims will be reconsidered with additional medical evidence.

The appeal for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea, including as secondary to a service-connected migraine disability, is remanded. The VA needs to correct errors in the examination process.