Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's migraines are rated at a 50% disability rating, and he is granted TDIU based on PTSD. He also receives SMC housebound benefits.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for his service-connected migraine headaches has been denied. The Board has also remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.

An effective date of October 11, 2023, and no earlier, for an increased 30 percent disability rating for service-connected migraine headaches is granted.,An effective date prior to October 11, 2023, for the award of service connection for persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress is denied.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for costochondritis is denied, and the Board has remanded his claim of service connection for a headache condition.

The Veteran's migraines are rated at a maximum of 50 percent from May 24, 2013 to March 10, 2020.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional VA medical opinions and treatment records.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus, finding that the evidence is in equipoise regarding a causal relationship.

The Veteran's tension headaches are rated at a 50 percent rating, and she is granted a TDIU rating.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings and service connection due to inadequate examinations in prior rating decisions.,No specific conditions were granted or denied as they are pending further examination.

The Veteran has withdrawn all his appeals, including those for hypertension, headaches, heart disease with atrial fibrillation, cervical spondylosis, depression, sleep apnea, hyperlipidemia, rotator cuff tear, acromioclavicular arthritis of the right shoulder, dominant, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Veteran's claims for TBI, bilateral hearing loss, tension headaches, and a scar of the occipital head were denied effective prior to March 9, 2020.,The Veteran's claim for tinnitus was granted with an effective date of March 9, 2021.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including right and left shoulder and hand disabilities, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and back pain. The evidence did not support a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.,No VA examination or medical opinion was provided in relation to these claims.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches and vertigo, as these conditions are being evaluated in relation to his service-connected tinnitus.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and analysis regarding his service-connected migraines, IBS, respiratory insufficiency, and bilateral hand tremors.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's current condition is at least as likely as not related to her active military service.

The Board has determined that the reduction of the Veteran's 30 percent disability rating for his migraine headaches to noncompensable was improper and has vacated this decision. The previously assigned 30 percent rating is reinstated. A remand is required to provide the Veteran with an adequate examination to assess the current nature and severity of his service-connected migraine headache disability.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted for the period from September 12, 2019 to January 2, 2023 due to his service-connected disabilities making him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches, finding that new evidence did not warrant readjudication and that his pre-existing stress headaches were not aggravated by service. The private opinion supporting the claim was deemed insufficient due to its conclusory nature.

The Board has granted service connection for various conditions, including residuals of heat exhaustion, chronic headaches, skin disability, acquired psychiatric disabilities, bilateral foot disabilities, lumbar spine disabilities, and radicular pain. Service connection is denied for hypertension, IBS, and OSA.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for asbestos is denied. The rating for migraines has been increased to 50 percent, effective August 11, 2025. A compensable rating for the scar of the left eyebrow and a rating greater than 10 percent for the painful scar from September 13, 2022 to October 1, 2023 have been granted.