Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's sleep disorder and headache disorder are granted service connection. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and depression, is remanded.

An effective date before April 7, 2014, for the grant of service connection for a psychiatric disability and traumatic brain injury is denied.,An evaluation in excess of 70 percent for a psychiatric disability and traumatic brain injury is denied. An evaluation of 50 percent, but no higher, for migraine headaches from April 7, 2014, is granted.

The Veteran's migraine headaches and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy are granted as service connected.,The Veteran's right lower extremity radiculopathy and left lower extremity radiculopathy are granted as service connected.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for headaches is being remanded due to the inadequacy of the March 2021 VA examination. The examiner did not address the Veteran's assertion of prostrating attacks and functional impact.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for service-connected eczema and migraine headaches were denied by the Board. The Veteran's eczema was rated at 30 percent, while his migraine headaches were also rated at 30 percent.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied as there is no current disability of bilateral hearing loss.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for tinnitus was denied as he is already receiving the maximum schedular rating (10%) for recurrent tinnitus.,Prior to October 23, 2022, the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for migraine including migraine variants was denied.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted as secondary to her service-connected PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for bladder dysfunction as secondary to diabetes mellitus and for migraines as secondary to allergic rhinitis.

The Board has denied service connection for a left-eye condition, denied a compensable rating for a scar, and denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for migraine headaches. The Veteran's claims are being remanded to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding the severity of her traumatic brain injuries.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including lumbar strain with degenerative disc disease and vascular tension headaches, have prevented him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment for the period February 6, 2006, to September 11, 2016. The Board has determined that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether these disabilities preclude the Veteran from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of any claimed conditions and therefore service connection is denied. The issues of hypertension, heart disability, disabilities of the upper and lower extremities, anemia, sinusitis, and allergic rhinitis are remanded for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of service connection for tension headaches and lightheadedness, as well as tinnitus. The Veteran's appeal is being held due to a duty-to-assist error where relevant private treatment records were not obtained.

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions including an acquired psychiatric disorder, residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI), headaches, bilateral eye refractive error, cervical spine disorder, bilateral shoulder disorder, bilateral hip/thigh disorder, bilateral upper and lower extremity nerve damage, bilateral ankle disorder, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and dry skin disorder. The denial is based on the lack of diagnosed conditions in service or recent to the filing of the claim.

The Veteran's migraines are related to service and have been granted service connection.,The Veteran's gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is related to service and has been granted service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disability, right knee disability, and headache disability. The Veteran's current conditions are reasonably shown to have had onset in service.,Service connection is established for the Veteran's thoracolumbar spine, right knee, and headache disabilities based on continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding his TDIU claim due to the unavailability of a referral to the Director under current regulations.

The Veteran seeks an earlier effective date for the grant of Individual Unemployability (TDIU) and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA). The Board denied both claims.,For TDIU, the evidence did not show that the Veteran was unemployable prior to August 29, 2017. For DEA, eligibility was based on the effective date for TDIU.

The Board has granted a 30 percent disability rating for the Veteran's migraines, effective September 13, 2019.

The Board has dismissed all claims of service connection for various conditions due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeals.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to engage and retain substantially gainful employment, thus the Board has granted entitlement to total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).