Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD, anxiety condition/sleep disturbances is characterized by reduced reliability and productivity. The Board has granted a 50 percent rating for the period from June 14, 2021, to August 8, 2023.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and anxiety, are found to be related to his service. However, the Veteran's migraine headaches are not considered secondary to his service-connected tinnitus.,Service connection for PTSD is granted, while service connection for migraine headaches is denied due to lack of a causal relationship.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of headaches was granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection of seizures or seizure-like symptoms, to include convulsions or disorientation, is remanded.

An effective date of October 13, 2020 for the award of service connection for chronic headaches has been granted.,The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for gastric and duodenal ulcers was denied.

The Veteran's migraines are granted with a 30 percent rating, but no higher. The Veteran's gastroesophageal reflux disease remains at the 10 percent level.

The Veteran's service-connected inguinal hernia is rated as noncompensable due to the absence of true hernia protrusion and no current symptoms.,The Veteran's scar, status-post right inguinal hernia repair surgery, warrants a 10% disability rating based on its painful nature.

The Veteran's tension headaches and hypertension are related to service.,The Veteran has current left ankle disability, but the evidence does not support a finding that it had its onset in service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board has denied service connection for headaches and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing conditions did not worsen during service.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are granted a 50 percent rating, effective from July 31, 2017.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's migraine headaches, including as secondary to service-connected PTSD.

The Board has restored the Veteran's 30 percent rating for his service-connected migraine headache disability, effective September 1, 2022. The evidence did not show an improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection regarding sinusitis was dismissed. The Board found the Veteran's claims for skin conditions and tension headaches related to service were remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are productive of characteristic prostrating attacks, but do not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to lack of severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, high blood pressure, back disability, hand and foot degenerative arthritis, pes planus, migraine disability, and concussion disability, were denied. The Board found no current diagnosis of these conditions or evidence linking them to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation. A reasonable possibility that the Veteran is unemployable because of his service-connected disabilities is not substantiated.

The Veteran's migraine headaches and hypertension are found to be secondary to his service-connected depressive disorder.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities has been granted. The Board found that the Veteran meets the schedular requirements and is unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for asthma, IBS, CFS, heart condition, and headaches due to inadequate VA opinions and a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error. The Veteran is presumed to have been exposed to burn pits during service.

The Veteran's migraine disorder is granted as secondary to her service-connected PTSD with MDD.,The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is granted as secondary to her service-connected PTSD with MDD.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, depression, dizziness, light sensitivity, liver disorder, gynecological cyst, bladder disorder, headaches, allergies, hypothyroidism, cervical spine disorder, thoracolumbar spine disorder, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left winged scapula, left shoulder disorder, right winged scapula, right shoulder disorder, left knee strain, right knee strain, and left ankle sprain were all denied as there was no evidence of a service connection for these conditions.