Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for cervical spine strain and headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain, but denied a higher rating for left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a migraine headache disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to a migraine headache disorder due to inadequate medical opinions in the initial decision.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and development to determine the severity of his service-connected chronic otitis externa, and for a TDIU claim. The Veteran's headaches are currently rated at 50 percent.

The Veteran's hearing loss is not service-connected due to lack of a current diagnosis.,PTSD symptoms do not meet the criteria for a 100% disability rating, but are sufficient for a 70% disability rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render her in need of the regular aid and attendance of another person, with all reasonable doubt resolved in her favor.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraines and tinnitus have been remanded due to the need to obtain updated authorization forms from Dr. A.B. for psychiatric treatment records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed as the evidence does not support a finding of in-service onset or continuity of symptoms for any of the claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for service-connected hypertension was denied, and the Board has remanded his claim for service connection of headaches due to secondary service connection.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraines, obstructive sleep apnea, GERD, and right knee scars were denied. The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.,Specifically, the VA examination reports showed that the Veteran's migraines did not result in very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability, his obstructive sleep apnea did not require use of a CPAP machine, his GERD did not meet the criteria for 30 percent or higher ratings under either DC 7203 or DC 7206, and his right knee scars were not deep or nonlinear enough to warrant a compensable rating.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches. Service connection is remanded for hypothyroidism due to the Veteran's participation in a toxic exposure risk activity (TERA).

The Board has determined that the evidence is in equipoise, finding that the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus caused his chronic headaches. Service connection for chronic headaches as secondary to tinnitus on a causation basis is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of tension headaches was granted with an effective date of November 28, 2021. The claim for TDIU was denied as the implicit denial rule applied to a prior rating decision in December 2013.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 30 percent, which is the maximum rating available under Diagnostic Code 8100. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating as they do not result in very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board has denied service connection for fibromyalgia and related symptoms, but remanded the issue of gluteal joint pain due to environmental exposures in Southwest Asia.

The Board has determined that the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, and migraines need further development due to incomplete compliance with prior remand directives.

The Veteran's migraine headaches were noted during active service and continued after separation. The Board granted service connection for this condition based on continuity of symptomatology.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for migraines, a stomach or bowel disorder, and a kidney condition. The evidence did not support finding that these conditions began during service or were related to in-service exposure.

The Board granted service connection for a right and left knee disability, diagnosed as patellofemoral pain syndrome, and an initial 10 percent rating for cervicogenic headaches.

The Veteran's tension headaches are rated at 50% effective from November 1, 2013.,Effective from November 1, 2013, the Veteran is granted TDIU based on combined effects of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused and/or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, granting the claim for secondary service connection.