Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including eye disability or vision disability, hearing loss, bone cancer (Acute lymphoblastic leukemia), drug abuse, alcohol abuse, psychiatric disability (Anxiety and depression), attempted suicide, dry skin disability, stress, memory loss, low back disability, headaches, and sleep disturbances have all been denied. The Board found that the Veteran's conditions were not related to service or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's headaches, to include migraines, are found to be secondary to his service-connected obstructive sleep apnea. However, there is no evidence of a current diagnosis for chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Veteran's headaches are found to be proximately due to her service-connected cervical spine discogenic disease, and thus she is granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's headaches, GERD, and acquired psychiatric disorder are all found to be related to his service-connected conditions.,Further evaluation is needed to determine the specific nature of these relationships.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis, tension headaches, and allergic rhinitis have been granted. The claim for allergic rhinitis is still pending as the Regional Office has not received any supplemental claims within one year of the January 2022 rating decision.

The Veteran's appeals regarding various conditions were dismissed as she did not file a timely VA Form 10182 within the allowed time frame.

The appeal for service connection for residuals of an aneurysm, cerebral artery and a headache disability is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability from June 20, 2011, to include on an extraschedular basis due to service-connected PTSD, migraines, and right shoulder disability.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches (migraines) and right ear hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's posttraumatic headaches have been rated at a 30 percent disability since August 28, 2018. The Board finds that an earlier effective date is warranted for the award of this rating.

The Board has determined that the July 2022 rating decision is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and insufficient medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's migraine condition and his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's headache disability is service-connected, but has remanded his right knee disability claim due to inadequate examination.

The appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The issues of higher disability ratings for various conditions and service connection for other conditions are not addressed as the appeal is no longer pending.

The Board denied the claims for increased ratings and service connection, as the Veteran did not file a timely substantive appeal or request an extension of time within one year of the December 2015 rating decision.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the condition is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected shoulder and neck conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the January 20, 2022, effective date was proper.

The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disability and headaches, and an initial 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder and generalized anxiety disorder (PTSD).

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's migraine headaches based on characteristic prostrating attacks occurring once a month over several months.

The Board granted service connection for a migraine headache disability and an initial 10 percent disability rating for allergic rhinitis, with an effective date of July 24, 2021.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for neurological disorders of the left and right hands, as well as chronic bilateral foot pain and tension headaches have been denied. The Veteran's claims for these conditions are being remanded to allow for further evaluation.