Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the claim for service connection of headaches due to insufficient information regarding whether the Veteran's headaches are related to his service-connected conditions. The examiner is asked to clarify if the Veteran's headaches are caused by or worsened by his service-connected cervical spine condition and/or Best's Disease.

The Veteran's initial claim for a compensable rating for migraine headaches prior to July 15, 2021 was granted. For the period from July 15, 2021 onwards, his TBI and PTSD were rated at 30 percent each.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and higher ratings were dismissed due to procedural defects, specifically failing to timely file a VA Form 10182.

The Veteran's GERD, headaches, ED, and OSA are all found to be secondary to his service-connected PTSD.,An earlier effective date for the award of service connection for basal cell carcinoma is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on housebound status as he is not permanently confined to his dwelling and immediate premises due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted service connection. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for bilateral feet, bilateral knee, neck, back and right shoulder disabilities to include as secondary to his service-connected left shoulder disability.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, brain tumor, and headaches have been granted. The service connection for left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, left wrist disability, and right wrist disability are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraines, degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine, spondylolisthesis, and radiculopathy of the right lower extremity are being remanded due to incomplete treatment records from his VA medical center in Honolulu.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for fibrosis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), shin splints, and bilateral shoulder disability is denied. The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches is granted.,Service connection cannot be established for a bilateral shoulder disability as there is no evidence of such condition during or within one year following active service.

The Veteran's somatic symptom and unspecified depressive disorder is granted with a 50% initial rating.,The Veteran's migraine headaches are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to insufficient evidence and failure to consider certain issues.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been submitted to readjudicate the claims for bilateral foot condition, left knee condition, right knee condition, back condition, right hip condition, and migraine headaches. The issues are being remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Veteran's service-connected migraines and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) were found to not warrant a compensable rating, as the symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under the applicable VA Rating Schedule.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including bilateral plantar fasciitis, GERD, adjustment disorder, hypertension, insomnia, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, chronic asthma, and headaches. The Veteran's claims were not supported by competent medical evidence or continuity of symptomatology.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for anxiety, insomnia, migraine headaches, and vertigo were denied. The Board found insufficient evidence to support the claims.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection and a compensable rating of 10% from June 15, 2020. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (depressive disorder) is denied. The Veteran receives a compensable rating of 10% for her headache condition since June 15, 2020. A compensable rating for sinusitis and right ring finger avulsion injury is not granted. The umbilical hernia condition is resolved.

The Board has restored the Veteran's rating for migraines from 30% to 50%, effective April 22, 2021. The decision found that there was no actual improvement in the Veteran's migraines and thus granted restoration of the higher rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a deviated septum and an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for migraines. The claim for PTSD with major depressive disorder and panic disorder was granted, but only at a 70 percent rating.

The Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability and migraine headache disability render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, leading to the grant of TDIU.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequacy of a TBI examination and the need for a new examination. The Veteran's headaches are related to his service-connected TBI, but other conditions also contribute to his disability.