Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been submitted regarding the Veteran's claim of service connection for migraines due to asbestos exposure. The case is being remanded for further development, including a determination on whether the Veteran was exposed to a TERA (Toxic Exposure Risk Activity).

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection as it first manifested in service and has continued since.,The Veteran's migraine headaches and hearing loss were both found not to be secondary to her service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at the maximum schedular rating of 50 percent, effective from March 2, 2016. The issue of TDIU is granted as moot due to his receipt of a combined 100 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and medical opinion regarding his claimed condition, as well as consideration of his participation in TERA.

Service connection for headaches is granted, and a disability rating of 10 percent for GERD is granted. The Veteran's claims for service connection for hemorrhoids, IBS, right upper extremity radiculopathy, and left upper extremity radiculopathy are remanded.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a headache disability, finding that his current diagnosis and reports of onset and continuity of symptoms since service are sufficient to meet the criteria for direct service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance/housebound due to his service-connected disabilities not meeting the criteria of needing regular aid and assistance or being permanently housebound.

The Veteran withdrew her appeals for higher ratings and earlier effective dates for avascular necrosis of the hips, migraine headaches, bronchitis, asthma, right hip scar, TDIU, and DEA benefits prior to May 29, 2020.

The Board has granted an effective date of November 7, 2019 for the award of service connection for headaches. The issue of entitlement to an initial compensable rating for TBI with vertigo is remanded due to a lack of sufficient VA examination records.

The Board has readjudicated the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, dizziness, TBI, headaches, right shoulder disability, bilateral hearing loss, and diverticulitis based on new evidence received since previous decisions. The claims are granted.

The Veteran's disability evaluation for migraine headaches, including migraine variants and tension headaches, was reduced from 30 percent to noncompensable effective July 1, 2020. The Board found that the reduction was not proper due to a lack of improvement in symptoms and manifestations.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain, degenerative disc disease, and degenerative arthritis are granted as service-connected.,Right and left lower extremity radiculopathy are also granted as secondary to the service-connected lumbar spine disorders.,Service connection for migraines is remanded due to a lack of opinion on their relationship to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's migraine headaches as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines and hypertension is granted. The claim for sleep apnea is denied.

The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for migraine headaches was granted with an effective date of December 29, 2020. The appeal is denied as the Veteran does not have a valid earlier effective date claim.

The Board has granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's migraine headache disability, effective from April 16, 2021. The Veteran experienced very frequent and prolonged headaches that were productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable evaluation for service-connected migraine headache including migraine variants is dismissed because the Veteran requested withdrawal of his appeal in March 2023.

The Veteran's posttraumatic headaches have been granted an initial 30 percent disability rating, but no higher. The issue of service connection for joint and muscle pain is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for headaches and granted a 10 percent rating for hypertension, effective December 22, 2016.

The Board has decided that service connection for migraine headaches is granted as secondary to the service-connected tinnitus. The low back disability, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and adjustment/mood disorder claims are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions.