Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for a neck disorder and headaches, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service. The decision is based on direct evidence of a link between the conditions and service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for chronic sinusitis and headaches as there is no current disability found.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches and a disability of the neck, upper back, and/or cervical spine is being remanded due to a failure to provide a VA examination. The Veteran has not established service connection for her claimed conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a headache disorder, finding no current diagnosis of such a condition and thus unable to establish service connection on either direct or secondary basis.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's headache disability as secondary to his service-connected neck disability, finding that the current disability is related to and aggravated by the service-connected condition.

The Veteran's appeals for higher ratings on various service-connected conditions have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating in any of these cases.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings on his migraine headaches and GERD is denied. The Veteran's PTSD with TBI claim is remanded to obtain additional VA records.

The appeal to reduce the disability rating for service-connected migraines from 30 percent disabling to noncompensable is dismissed because the proposed reduction was not a final action by the AOJ.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date of November 13, 2020, for his grant of TDIU. The Board found that the proper effective date was August 20, 2021, based on the date of receipt of the claim.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding his employment status and income during the relevant period, particularly for 2022 and 2023.

The Board has decided that an evaluation greater than 10 percent for tinnitus is denied. The claims of service connection for headaches secondary to tinnitus and for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including stress, sleep problems, trouble concentrating, fatigue, memory problems, depression, anxiety, and irritability as secondary to headaches or tinnitus are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has granted earlier effective dates of November 7, 2018 for service connection for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Migraine Headaches as secondary to TBI.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines, as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus. The evidence shows that the Veteran's migraines were aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus.

The claim of service connection for headaches, including as secondary to otitis media and participation in a toxic exposure risk activity (TERA), is dismissed as moot. The claim of service connection for chronic kidney disease, related to medication taken for service-connected musculoskeletal and gastrointestinal disabilities, is granted.

The Board has denied service connection for sinusitis and headaches, finding no current diagnosis of these conditions. The Veteran's bilateral foot disorder claim is remanded due to a lack of examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus is a but-for aggravator of his migraines, and therefore grants secondary service connection for migraines.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of his headache condition is remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including an acquired psychiatric disorder and migraine headaches, have rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation since August 2, 2018. The VA has granted TDIU effective from that date. Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) was also granted effective April 4, 2017.

The Veteran's overpayment of VA compensation benefits for headaches was waived due to the debt not being due to fraud, misrepresentation or bad faith. The Board found that recovery would cause undue hardship and thus granted the waiver.