Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations and opinions to address his claims of service connection for various knee, headache, low back, and shoulder disorders. The Veteran will be provided with new VA examinations to determine the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of right and left knee disabilities, as well as a higher rating for left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy and traumatic brain injury with migraines.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for chronic headaches is denied as the evidence does not support prostrating attacks averaging once every two months over the past several months.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and an earlier effective date are being remanded due to the need to correct duty-to-assist errors.,A retrospective opinion is needed regarding the severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's migraine headaches prior to June 22, 2017.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines, finding that his symptoms began during service and are related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for a headache disability, finding that the Veteran's current headaches are related to head injuries sustained during active service and continuing since then.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of a 70% rating for major depressive disorder was denied. The Veteran also had his claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of a 50% rating for migraines denied.,Both conditions were rated based on their direct service connection without any presumption, secondary condition, or other specific theory.

The Veteran's migraines are rated at a 50 percent disability rating, the highest available under Diagnostic Code 8100.

The appellant's entitlement to an earlier effective date of February 28, 2013, for migraine headaches is granted. The claim was reopened due to new and material evidence submitted within one year of the October 2019 rating decision that implemented severance of his disability payments. He is currently entitled to a 30 percent disability rating for his migraine headaches.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a chin and jaw condition is granted, and her TDIU claim is also granted. The rating assigned for the chin and jaw condition is 50%.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including left and right shoulder conditions, eye condition, throat condition, neck disability, low back disability, lower extremity disabilities, right-hand condition with numbness, migraines, and thyroid disease/cancer. The evidence does not support a finding of current diagnoses or a link to service.,The Veteran's claims for these conditions were denied as there is no persuasive medical evidence linking the conditions to her military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches and a compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Veteran's death was caused by his service-connected obstructive sleep apnea, which the Board found to be a principal cause of death. Therefore, DIC benefits are granted for the cause of death. The appeal for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran is currently in receipt of a TDIU for the period from March 30, 2015, through the present. He contends that his TDIU should be extended to include the period prior to March 30, 2015, due to service-connected migraine headaches. The Board finds remand necessary to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors and obtain a retrospective VA opinion regarding the effects of service-connected migraine headaches on employment prior to March 30, 2015.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines as secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder, after resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's appeal regarding a rating in excess of 10 percent for osteoarthritis of the left knee has been dismissed. The Veteran also requested an increase in his rating for migraine headaches, but this issue is not part of the current appeal as it was addressed under the legacy system and did not involve new evidence or claims.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are not rated higher than noncompensable due to infrequent attacks and lack of prostrating episodes.,A 10 percent rating for left leg instability is granted, with the condition being attributed to fibular fracture.,The Veteran's degenerative arthritis in the left knee does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted a disability rating of 50 percent.,The issue of service connection for contact dermatitis is remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for headaches, respiratory disability (claimed as acute viral syndrome), and dermatitis (claimed as skin rashes) due to duty-to-assist errors. The AOJ is required to obtain an addendum opinion on all theories of entitlement raised by the evidence.

The Veteran's claims for fibromyalgia, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and chronic headaches (migraines) have been granted with effective dates of June 30, 2020. The Veteran's claims for left ankle sprain, right ankle sprain, left knee condition, and right knee condition are being remanded due to procedural issues.,The Veteran's claim for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) was denied with an effective date of November 8, 2019. The Veteran's supplemental claim seeking an earlier effective date is dismissed as it was not filed within one year of the initial decision.,The Veteran's claims for chronic headaches (migraines), left ankle sprain, right ankle sprain, left knee condition, and right knee condition are being remanded due to procedural issues.