Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, but the effective dates are not established. The application to revise a March 1995 rating decision based on CUE is denied.

The Veteran's disability rating for post-traumatic headaches was reduced from 50 to 30 percent, but the Board found this reduction improper and restored the original 50 percent rating.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been submitted to readjudicate the claims of PTSD, headaches, and spine arthritis. The claims are being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating higher than 30 percent for service-connected migraines has been dismissed as he withdrew his request prior to the Board making a decision.

The Board dismissed the appeal for direct payment of attorney fees because a final fee decision has not been issued yet.

The Veteran's headaches are caused by his service-connected intermittent explosive and insomnia disorder, and the Board has granted entitlement to service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for migraines, left knee strain, and right knee strain due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology and pathophysiology. Specifically, a VA examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service, including any TERA exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of various conditions, including tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric condition, fatigue, headaches, heart stent, and rashes on the feet, face, and arms are being remanded due to procedural errors in scheduling VA examinations.

The Board has determined that the decision denying eligibility for PCAFC is not clear and does not provide adequate reasons or bases. The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including PTSD, major depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder, sleep apnea, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), tension headache, left shoulder labral tear, wrist tendinitis, fibromyalgia, lumbosacral strain, knee pain, plantar fasciitis, tinnitus, TMJ capsulitis, dry eye syndrome, allergic rhinitis, scars, and psoriasis are considered. The Board has ordered remand to clarify the reason for denial and provide proper notice.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error, requiring a VA examination for migraine headaches.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, and will consider whether the Veteran's headaches are related to her military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in addressing whether the Veteran's headache complaints, even if asymptomatic or resolved, are sufficient to establish a current disability and whether they are related to service-connected TBI with PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have been rated at 70 percent since December 18, 2016. The rating will be reconsidered as the claim is remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected cluster headaches have been rated at 50 percent since March 14, 2011. The Board affirms this rating based on the severity of his symptoms and their impact on his ability to work.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus type II, sterility, prostate cancer, ischemic heart disease, and migraine have been remanded due to the need for further review of the evidence.,Claims for cervical strain, lumbar strain, right knee condition, left knee condition, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy are also being remanded.

The Board has found new and relevant evidence to warrant readjudication of the claims for service connection for right shoulder condition, skin blisters disability, headaches disability, sleep apnea disability, and sinusitis. The claims are being remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between these conditions and service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for insomnia disorder and sleep apnea has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal through his attorney representative.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for the veteran's migraine headaches, finding that the symptoms more closely approximated those of less frequent attacks than characteristic prostrating attacks.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's vertigo as secondary to his service-connected migraines.

The Veteran's initial ratings for headaches and GERD were denied. The Veteran was granted service connection for headaches, but the rating assigned is 30 percent, effective March 14, 2019. For GERD, a 10 percent rating was granted effective March 14, 2019.