Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has denied an increased rating for migraines as the Veteran's symptoms have not met the criteria for a higher disability rating. The Veteran experienced less frequent attacks of migraines from September 9, 2019 to January 24, 2022 and reported characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on average once every two months after that date.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and development due to pre-decisional failures of the duty to assist based on inadequate examinations.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error involving missing private treatment records for migraine headaches. The Veteran is asked to provide releases for any relevant records from University Neurology.

The Veteran's appeal was denied as his claims for service connection were not supported by evidence showing a link between his conditions and active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines headaches as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence showing that the tinnitus caused or aggravated the migraines.

Your appeal for service connection for migraine headaches has been dismissed because you withdrew your appeal on August 8, 2024.

The Board has granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected headache disability, finding that his condition more nearly approximates very frequent and completely prostrating attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for GERD and migraine headaches due to potential toxic exposure during military service in Kuwait and Afghanistan. A TERA-specific examination is required.

The Veteran's service connection awards for fibromyalgia, epilepsy, major depressive disorder, and migraines were granted effective from September 22, 2021. The Board denied requests for earlier effective dates.

The Board dismissed the appeal for a higher initial rating for service-connected posttraumatic headaches as the appellant withdrew the appeal prior to decision.

The Veteran's claims for service connection regarding his bilateral foot condition, right hand flare up, and migraines (headache) are being remanded due to the need for further examination to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 50 percent rating for service-connected migraines associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI) was denied as the claim has not been continuously pursued since December 11, 2020.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic headache disability secondary to his service-connected tinnitus, finding that there was no current diagnosis of such a condition and thus not meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for tinnitus is denied as the maximum schedular rating has already been awarded.,Service connection for PTSD is denied because there is no evidence of a diagnosis under DSM-5 criteria.

The Veteran's claim for a higher evaluation for migraines and earlier effective date for lumbosacral strain is granted. The Veteran is assigned an effective date of July 9, 2018 for the assignment of 50 percent evaluation for migraines. An earlier effective date than October 16, 2020 for the assignment of 20 percent evaluation for lumbosacral strain is denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for insomnia, sleep disturbances, and migraine headaches as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis for these conditions during the appellate period.

The Veteran's service-connected headaches, maxillary and frontal sinusitis, and allergic rhinitis have been granted increased ratings to 50%, 10%, and 30% respectively for the entire appellate period.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the issue of entitlement to higher ratings for migraine headaches.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of cervical spine disability, migraine headaches, right lower extremity neuropathy, and left lower extremity neuropathy due to a withdrawal request by the Veteran's representative.

The Veteran's service-connected Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is found to have caused his erectile dysfunction, and the Veteran's headaches are found to be aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus.,Service connection for both ED and chronic migraines has been granted due to the established link between these conditions and the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.