Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's tension headaches are granted a rating of 50 percent effective June 15, 2020. The Veteran's IBS with GERD is remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's low back, right knee, left knee, and migraine disorders. The claims will be reviewed with new medical opinions.

The Veteran's acne is granted as secondary to her service-connected PCOS.,The Veteran's tinnitus is granted based on continuity of symptoms since service.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable (zero percent) due to the presence of a nonservice-connected right ear with Level I hearing acuity.,There is no evidence of current right ear hearing loss for VA purposes, and thus service connection for right ear hearing loss is denied.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of migraines, left wrist disability, and right wrist disability is remanded due to a duty to assist error.,No specific rating assigned as the issue has been remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, asthma, and pseudofolliculitis barbae have been granted. The claim for service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae is remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Veteran's migraine including migraine variants and L5-S1 and multilevel thoracic spine disc disease, degenerative arthritis are granted a 30 percent rating each. The Veteran is not entitled to higher ratings for these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for migraines is remanded due to inconsistencies in the assessments from previous VA examinations.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches as there is no current diagnosis of a headache or migraine condition.

Service connection for headaches is denied.,An earlier effective date of November 13, 2018, for an increased disability rating of 70 percent for the psychiatric disability (PTSD with depressive disorder and insomnia) is granted.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations conducted in 2021 and 2022 were inadequate to adjudicate the claim of service connection for migraine headaches. The Veteran's lay statements, as well as STRs referencing migraine headaches, suggest a possible link between her current condition and service. Therefore, the case is being remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not result in the loss or use of his lower extremities, which affects balance and propulsion as to preclude locomotion without assistive devices. Therefore, he is ineligible for specially adapted housing and a special home adaptation grant.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of a headache condition prior to August 10, 2011 was denied.,The Veteran's appeal for TDIU has been dismissed as the issue is now pending in a separate AMA Board decision.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude her from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, thus the TDIU claim is denied.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD and tension headaches were denied effective dates earlier than September 24, 2021 because the earliest date of claim was September 24, 2021, which is more than one year after the prior final decisions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for obstructive sleep apnea, asthma, and migraines are not granted due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.,Further examination or opinion is needed for the claims related to migraines.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for migraine including migraine variants, to include as secondary to service connected tinnitus. The Veteran's primary disability is service-connected and there is a nexus between his service-connected tinnitus and his claimed migraines.

The Veteran's appeals for special home adaptation grant and housing eligibility were denied. Her claims for increased ratings for posttraumatic headaches, traumatic brain injury with PTSD, and lumbosacral strain were also denied.

The Veteran's service-connected headaches have been granted a maximum schedular rating of 50 percent, effective December 3, 2013. The issue of entitlement to TDIU has been dismissed due to the Veteran's inability to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected chronic adjustment disorder with depressed and anxious features. SMC at the housebound rate has also been granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability individual unemployability (TDIU) as his combined disability rating was less than 70 percent, and no single service-connected disability met the schedular requirements. The appeal is dismissed.