Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 30 percent disabling, effective February 26, 2019. The earlier effective date is granted based on the medical evidence showing that the frequency of attacks warranted a higher rating starting from this date.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and an increased rating for sinusitis have been denied. The Board found that the Veteran's headaches are a symptom of his service-connected sinusitis, and thus not separately compensable. For the sinusitis claim, the evidence did not show more than six non-incapacitating episodes per year characterized by headaches, pain, and purulent discharge or crusting, which is required for an increased rating.

The Veteran's left ankle condition, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), erectile dysfunction, and headaches are all found to be related to service. Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of service connection for migraine headaches is denied as the earliest date of receipt was November 18, 2014.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated as 100% disabling since November 20, 2019. He also has additional disabilities that combine to at least 60%, qualifying him for special monthly compensation (SMC) at the subsection (s) rate.

The Veteran's headaches are related to his service-connected tinnitus and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal for earlier effective dates and increased ratings has been dismissed due to their death.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of migraines has been dismissed due to their death during the appeal process.

The Veteran's tension headaches were rated at 50 percent effective October 19, 2019.,VA also granted Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits for the same period.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's sleep apnea disorder as secondary to his service-connected insomnia disorder, MDD with anxiety, migraine headaches, and tinnitus. The decision also acknowledges that the Veteran's opioid medication taken for bilateral shoulder disorders may have contributed to his sleep apnea.

Service connection is granted for pantothenate kinase associated neurodegeneration (PKAN). Service connection for hypertension, a neck disability, and headaches are remanded.

The Board dismissed the issue of service connection for migraines secondary to tinnitus as the Veteran did not raise this claim during the appeal period.

Service connection for PTSD was denied.,Increased ratings for Chronic Adjustment Disorder with Depressed Mood and Migraine Headaches were also denied. The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for Migraine Headaches prior to October 14, 2020 is being remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to duty-to-assist errors, including obtaining SSA records and providing a VA examination regarding the appellant's claimed conditions related to exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Board denied the Veteran's motion to establish clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the March 2016 rating decisions that denied service connection for headaches, lumbago, right elbow pain, left elbow pain, right knee retropatellar pain syndrome, and left knee retropatellar pain syndrome. The Board found no evidence of current disabilities related to these conditions at the time of the March 2016 VA examinations.

The Veteran's chronic migraine headaches are found to have had their onset during service and the Board has granted entitlement to service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's chronic headaches/migraines are found to have begun during service and the Board grants service connection for this condition on a direct basis.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during his active duty and have persisted since. The decision resolves all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches was granted. Claims for service connection for fibromyalgia and insomnia were denied as there is no new relevant evidence to readjudicate these claims.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding it etiologically related to acoustic trauma during service.,However, the Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches, as there is no evidence showing these headaches are productive or capable of producing severe economic inadaptability.