Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to service-connected disabilities, including considering whether obesity caused by service-connected disabilities may have contributed to OSA development.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral petrous apex cephaloceles, TBI, migraine headaches, and a bilateral eye condition. The claim for a bilateral ankle condition is remanded due to the lack of an adequate VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date prior to June 28, 2021, for a 30 percent disability rating for service-connected migraines. The evidence did not show that the Veteran experienced prostrating attacks of migraine pain on average once a month over the last several months.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are due to her service-connected fibromyalgia, and the Board has granted secondary service connection for these headaches.

The Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability necessitates his need for regular aid and assistance of another individual to assist in bathing, preparing meals, tending to hygiene needs, and managing medication. The Board has granted special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance due to this condition.

The Veteran's cervical spine disability, migraines including migraine variants, left shoulder disability, and right shoulder disability are all granted as service connected.,Reasoning for the cervical spine disability: The Board finds that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's cervical spine disability had onset in service.

The Veteran's tension headaches have been rated at the maximum schedular rating of 50 percent, which is the highest possible rating under Diagnostic Code 8100.,Service connection has been granted for both left and right knee conditions. Both knees are currently assigned a 100 percent rating.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to determine the nature and etiology of the appellant's headaches, including as secondary to service-connected tinnitus, and her acquired psychiatric disorder, previously claimed as PTSD. The VA will provide an adequate examination and opinion on these issues.

Entitlement to service connection for migraines, hypertension, and pseudofolliculitis barbae is dismissed as these conditions were granted in new claims filed after the initial denial.,Entitlement to service connection for tinnitus was previously denied in December 2018 and has not been appealed within the time frame allowed by VA regulations. The appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating of his service-connected neuralgia left mandibular to include severed mandibular nerve left, with loss of five teeth, from the January 2020 decision is dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for service connection for headaches from the November 2019 decision is dismissed.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions are being remanded due to incomplete STRs and inadequate VA examination.

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 his military service. The decision resolves all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is dismissed.,The claims for service connection for migraines and a gynecological disorder, to include vaginitis, are readjudicated based on new evidence.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are related to his service-connected allergic rhinitis and the Board has granted service connection for this condition on a secondary basis.

The Board has granted service connection for migraines and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to his active duty service. The decision is based on evidence showing a link between the conditions and his service-connected anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him in need of regular aid and attendance, which is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's vertigo cervicogenic dizziness, PPPD, BPPV, and/or vestibular migraine as secondary to her service-connected degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine with IVDS. The Board also granted service connection for her migraine, cervicogenic headache as secondary to her service-connected degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine with IVDS.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current tinnitus is related to his in-service noise exposure. However, it denied service connection for migraines due to a lack of evidence linking them to service.,The effective date for TDIU was denied as the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to June 18, 2020.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to readjudicate their claim for service connection for migraines because no new and relevant evidence was received, and the existing evidence did not change the outcome of the case.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including migraines and posttraumatic stress disorder, do not preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment. The Board denied his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).