Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for migraine headaches is granted retroactively from February 5, 2021. The claim for a psychiatric disability (diagnosed as depressive disorder) is remanded due to the need for an adequate medical opinion and possible earlier effective date.

The Veteran's service-connected headaches, which are presumed to be related to his service in Southwest Asia, have been granted as they meet the criteria for a 10% disability rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional error regarding attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in an August 2020 rating decision. The AOJ must now address whether the appellant is eligible for direct payment of attorney fees.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and headaches have been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to his military service.,There is no indication that the Veteran had symptoms or was diagnosed with either condition during his active duty, nor are there any post-service records indicating such conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for headaches and low back disability due to duty-to-assist errors, as well as potential service connection based on toxic exposure under PACT Act.

The Veteran's headaches have been rated at a noncompensable level since the effective date of service connection. On and after July 1, 2013, the Veteran's headaches are now rated at 30 percent.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for TBI due to a lack of a VA examination. The Veteran is presumed to have incurred a TBI during his deployment in Iraq, and he reports exposure to various concussive blasts.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of December 5, 2019 for a 50% disability evaluation for migraine headaches is granted. The Board found that it became factually ascertainable on this date that the Veteran experienced very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's current headache disability is service-connected as it had its onset during active military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's migraine headaches are etiologically related to her active-duty service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of a VA examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed headaches. The Veteran contends that his headaches are related to in-service exposure to noise from heavy equipment and weapons.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for anxiety disorder and/or panic attacks is dismissed. The right shoulder disability has been granted a rating of 30%. Other issues have been remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches and vertigo disabilities are remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. Additional medical opinions are needed to determine the nature and likely cause of these conditions.

The appellant's claims for service connection for migraines and ED were granted with effective dates of October 31, 2018.

The Board has determined that the Veteran experiences current TBI residuals other than headaches and vertigo, which are due to a TBI during his active duty service. As such, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected TBI does not require the need for personal healthcare services provided on a daily basis in his home by a person who is licensed to provide such services or who provides such services under the regular supervision of a licensed healthcare professional. The effects of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the requirements necessary to warrant special monthly compensation at any rate.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of these claims at this time.

A 70 percent rating for PTSD is granted from June 25, 2018. The appeal seeking a compensable rating for TBI with tension headaches is dismissed. Entitlement to service connection for allergic rhinitis is remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for various radicular disorders and TBI, as well as migraines, are not properly adjudicated based on the evidence of record at the time of the July 2021 decision. The Board finds there were pre-decisional duty to assist errors in obtaining medical opinions and examinations.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating, and no higher, for the appellant's allergic rhinitis. The appeal is remanded for further action on service connection claims.,Additional medical opinions are needed due to recent changes in law regarding toxic exposure risk activities (TERA) under the PACT Act.