Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's migraine headaches are currently rated as 30 percent disabling, effective September 1, 2020. The rating is based on characteristic prostrating attacks occurring once a month.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for vertigo was denied. The Board granted a 30 percent initial disability rating for her vertigo, but denied entitlement to a higher initial disability rating or a compensable initial disability rating for migraines.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant due to lack of anatomical loss or use of extremities, and his conditions are not related to exposure to burn pits, Agent Orange, Camp Lejeune, radiation, Gulf War Syndrome, or other presumptive conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right ankle disability, migraine headaches, and erectile dysfunction due to procedural errors in the initial decision-making process. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a left foot disability, sleep apnea, memory loss disorder, and headache disability were dismissed due to improper filing of the appeals in the modernized review system (AMA). The issues of service connection for loss of memory and headache disability are remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, anxiety disorder, low back condition, and headache condition due to a lack of evidence meeting VA criteria. The claims are being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted service connection as they manifested within one year of separation from service. Service connection for the left wrist disability is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of entitlement to service connection for headaches due to a lack of sufficient evidence to determine if the condition is related to service. The Veteran's current diagnosis of migraines and her statement that her headaches began in service following a fall are considered, but further examination is needed.

The Board has determined that the VA examination of record is inadequate and remands the case for a new opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the Veteran's migraine headaches, including whether they are secondary to his service-connected tinnitus.

The appeals of the proposed rating decrease for migraines from 50 percent to 30 percent and the identification of a duty to assist (DTA) error during higher-level review (HLR) for depressive disorder with mixed anxiety and depression are dismissed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus, migraine headaches, and PTSD with MDD and AUD resulted in sleep disturbances which, combined with his obesity from PTSD, caused physiological changes resulting in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). As a result, service connection for OSA is granted as secondary to these conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete medical records and the need for a VA examination. The Veteran's headache disability is being reviewed, but service connection will be determined based on evidence of record at the time of the February 2024 rating decision.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for tension headaches and service connection for cervical spine, right shoulder, left shoulder, and left arm radiculopathy disorders due to a failure to substantially comply with previous remand instructions.

The Veteran's dry eye syndrome of the lacrimal gland is denied as it was caused by an elective surgery for refractive error. The Veteran's tension headaches are granted with a rating of 50 percent, effective July 8, 2024.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is granted as the condition became manifest during active service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.,Service connection for headaches, to include migraines and migraine variants, is denied. The Board found no evidence of onset or chronicity of symptoms in service.

The Veteran's proposed reductions in disability ratings for migraines and sinusitis from 30% to noncompensable were dismissed as moot because the ratings had not been reduced.

The Board has determined that there was a pre-decisional error in the May 2022 VA examination, as it did not address whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is related to her service-connected left orbital fracture and TBI. The case is being remanded for an addendum opinion from an appropriate clinician.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, headaches, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and bilateral shin splints.,There is no current evidence of a diagnosed condition for any of the claimed disabilities.

The Veteran's service connection claims for intervertebral disc syndrome, left hip osteoarthritis, right knee disability, bilateral ankle disability, and headaches have been granted.

The Veteran's headaches are found to be secondary to their service-connected sleep apnea.,The Veteran's GERD is found to be secondary to the use of medications for his service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities.