Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's service connection claims for hypopituitarism (claimed as diabetes insipidus), right knee disability, left knee disability, and migraine headaches are all granted. The remanded claims of service connection for a urinary system disorder, respiratory system disorder, and right shoulder disorder have been ordered.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, finding that the onset of the condition coincided with active duty service and resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has granted service connection for migraines based on the PACT Act, with a 50% disability rating effective August 10, 2022. The Appellant is eligible to attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the November 2023 rating decision.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic sinusitis and migraines as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected chronic sinusitis.

The Veteran's service-connected headache syndrome is now rated at 50 percent effective March 12, 2020, for very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's depression and headache disability are related to service, but a VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has withdrawn the Veteran's appeal for bilateral vision loss and has remanded her appeals regarding other conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration due to errors in the pre-decision duty to assist. The Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, migraines, and TDIU are being reviewed.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tension headaches was granted with an effective date of December 20, 2018.,The Veteran's appeal to assign a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD prior to May 26, 2020, is dismissed as a matter of law.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for IBS service connection was denied. The rating for IBS has been granted with a 30% evaluation.,Service connection for Headache and Sleep Apnea claims have been reopened.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for migraine headaches is denied as the evidence does not show characteristic prostrating attacks or severe economic inadaptability.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches as secondary to his service-connected depressive disorder.

The Veteran's headache, Sjogren's syndrome (including dry eye syndrome), systemic lupus erythematosus, and Raynaud's syndrome disabilities are found to be related to her service exposure. Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's headaches are not service-connected, and thus remanded for further examination to determine if there is a link between his in-service exposure to fumes and his current headache condition.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of erectile dysfunction, gastroesophageal reflux disease, headaches, and irritable bowel syndrome as they were granted in a prior rating decision before the issuance of any Board decision.

The Veteran's service-connected low back disability is granted a 20% rating, effective March 19, 2015. The claims for sleep apnea, hypertension, and migraine headaches are remanded.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for secondary service connection for chronic migraines, finding that they are proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Veteran is granted a 50% disability rating for service-connected headaches, effective April 28, 1999. The claim was continuously pursued since the initial grant of service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of migraines, finding that the evidence did not support such a claim and thus denying it.

The Board denied an increased compensable rating for the Veteran's headaches, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a 10% rating under Diagnostic Code 8100 due to lack of characteristic prostrating attacks.