Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for right lower leg pain, left lower leg pain, and left shoulder pain on a direct basis.,Service connection was also granted for headache disability.

The Board has granted an initial rating of 10 percent for migraines, effective from November 13, 2017. The Veteran's migraine symptoms have been characterized by characteristic prostrating attacks averaging one in two months over the last several months.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines was granted with an effective date of January 8, 2020. The decision is based on new and relevant evidence submitted within a year of the initial application.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at the maximum schedular rating of 50 percent, which is the highest available.,The Veteran's major depressive disorder does not meet or approximate the criteria for a 100 percent disability rating. The closest match to his symptoms is a 70 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date of August 16, 2016 for a maximum schedular 50 percent rating for migraine including migraine variants is granted. The effective date cannot be earlier as it is the earliest date service connection was established.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are productive of very frequent, completely prostrating, and prolonged attacks that produce severe economic inadaptability. The Board has granted a 50% rating for the veteran's migraine headaches.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is proximately caused by medication taken for service-connected PTSD.,The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and migraine headaches are related to toxic exposure risk activity during service, including burn pits and hazardous materials.,Service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to service-connected tinnitus and/or PTSD is remanded due to a lack of an addendum medical opinion.

The Board has denied service connection for a right ankle condition, reoccurring migraines, hypothyroidism, and hypertension. The claims are being remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, increased rating for a headache condition, and service connection for athlete's foot due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors regarding his service connection claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD, a low back condition, and related radiculopathy have been denied. The claim for an increased rating for the low back condition has also been denied.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to his service-connected PTSD and tinnitus.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for migraines, to include as due to his service-connected PTSD, for further development and an addendum opinion.

Your appeal for service connection for migraine headaches has been dismissed as the RO granted it in July 2024, and your attorney requested to withdraw the appeal.

The Veteran's headache condition, which was noted at enlistment and treated for more than two years before entry into active service, worsened during her military service. The Board found that the aggravation of her preexisting condition beyond its natural progression is not clear and unmistakable.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a headache disability as there is no current evidence of a diagnosed condition and the Veteran did not present competent medical evidence to support his claim.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU effective October 23, 2012, due to his service-connected migraines and other disabilities preventing him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.,Basic eligibility for DEA benefits was also granted effective October 23, 2012, based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations in various service-connected conditions are being remanded due to a pre-decisional error where the VA failed to provide her with scheduled VA examinations. The Veteran is required to be provided additional opportunities for these exams.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the earlier effective date for service connection of headaches, not otherwise specified and migraines with headaches, not otherwise specified with vertigo associated with PTSD.

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