Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's hypertension, erectile dysfunction, sleep apnea, and migraines were all denied increased ratings.,Service connection for hepatic steatosis was granted.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection of TBI, post-traumatic headaches, scars, and dizziness as secondary to TBI.,The appellant's disabilities were granted service connection as secondary to his TBI. The Board found no prior claims or communications that could serve as the basis for an earlier effective date.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding whether the Veteran's headaches are service-connected. The VA is instructed to schedule a new examination for the Veteran and provide an opinion on the onset of his headache disability, its relation to military service, and if it is secondary to his service-connected tinnitus.

PTSD, insomnia, social adjustment disorder, somatic symptom disorder, agoraphobia, and severe anxiety are all remanded for further evaluation.,The Veteran's claims for PTSD, insomnia, social adjustment disorder, somatic symptom disorder, agoraphobia, and severe anxiety will be reconsidered after the VA examinations.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of January 1, 2018 for the grant of Total Disability due to Individual Unemployability (TDIU) and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA). The SMC based on housebound status was denied as the Veteran does not meet the criteria for this benefit.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at a 30 percent disability rating, but no higher. The Board found the Veteran's symptoms most closely approximated migraines with characteristic prostrating attacks occurring once a month on average over the last several months.,The Veteran is denied TDIU solely due to his service-connected psychiatric disability. The Board noted that the October 2021 VA examiner did not note characteristic prostrating attacks, and the Veteran's reported symptoms do not meet the criteria for a 50 percent rating.

The Board has dismissed the claims for service connection for a right shoulder disability, a right foot disability, tinnitus, and an initial compensable rating for migraine headaches. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of 20 percent, but no higher, for degenerative arthritis of the spine with scoliosis prior to October 27, 2023, is granted.

The Board has granted effective dates of March 27, 2019 for the grant of service connection for adjustment disorder, tinnitus, and chronic migraine headaches.

The Veteran's initial evaluation for post-concussive headache with migraine features was granted at a 50 percent rating, effective from September 5, 2023. The highest schedular rating available under DC 8100 is 50 percent.

The Veteran's back condition, diagnosed as degenerative arthritis, degenerative disc disease, and spinal stenosis, started during service and continues to the present. The Veteran's tension headaches are related to his back condition. Service connection is granted for both conditions.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus, sinus condition, and migraines (claimed as headaches) are granted service connection. The Veteran's right lower extremity shin splints, left lower extremity shin splints, residuals of a right ankle condition, gastritis, and left foot injury are denied.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's headache disorder, finding that it is at least as likely as not secondary to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board has granted an effective date of March 20, 2023 for the award of a 50 percent rating for tension headaches.

The Board denied service connection for headaches, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and achilles condition due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Board found no current disability of urinary incontinence, PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder was not total occupational and social impairment, tension headaches did not meet a compensable rating prior to September 18, 2025, and tinnitus does not warrant a higher than 10 percent rating.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions have been granted effective from October 14, 2019. The initial disability ratings and effective dates are as follows: sinusitis - 50 percent; rhinitis (allergic) - noncompensable; headaches (sinus headaches) - 50 percent.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 50 percent, the highest available under the rating criteria.

Your appeal for a higher rating for migraines with vertigo has been dismissed as the appellant requested to withdraw the appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected tension headaches are rated at a 30 percent disability rating, effective November 11, 2020. The Board found that the Veteran's condition met the criteria for a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 8100.

The Veteran's service connection for vestibular migraines is granted, and the claim of tinnitus is remanded.