Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury and remanded the issues of service connection for migraines and hypertension due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities precluded him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment as of September 1, 2018. The Board granted earlier effective dates for TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance eligibility based on the evidence showing marginal employment due to his service-connected conditions.

The Board has restored service connection for migraines, effective from December 1, 2019. The original decision granting service connection was based on direct evidence and not due to any error.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board has dismissed all issues related to service connection for various disabilities.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches, finding that they are aggravated by her service-connected PTSD with MDD.

The Veteran's TDIU rating is granted, and the Board has remanded two issues for further examination: service connection for a headache condition secondary to major depressive disorder and service connection for erectile dysfunction secondary to major depressive disorder.

The Board has determined that the claims file is missing relevant medical evidence, including records from Dr. K.M., and therefore these claims are remanded for further action.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected migraine headaches is being remanded due to an inadequate VA examination. The examiner did not consider the effects of medication and further testing may be required.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected PTSD, migraine with aura, and overactive bladder.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for posttraumatic headaches was denied, and his claim for TDIU prior to February 28, 2011, was also denied. The highest schedular rating available for posttraumatic headaches is 50 percent.

The Veteran's eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) was granted effective June 30, 2009. The earlier effective date for Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) prior to November 30, 2017 is dismissed as moot due to the Veteran's continuous receipt of a 100% schedular rating and housebound special monthly compensation.

The Veteran's appeal was granted due to the VA not sending the SOC to the correct representative, which effectively deprived him of representation. The 60-day timeliness requirement for filing a substantive appeal is waived.

Your claim for service connection for migraines, to include as secondary to your service-connected other specified trauma stressor related disorder, has been granted and you are now receiving a 50% disability rating effective June 30, 2021. The appeal is dismissed because the benefits have already been awarded.

The Veteran's claims for headaches and cervical strain are being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the severity, frequency, and etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain is rated at 40 percent, and his cervicogenic headaches are rated at 50 percent. The appeal for higher ratings has been denied.

The Board has dismissed the appeal of the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches as it was not addressed in the June 26, 2024 rating decision.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because the appellant withdrew her request for readjudication of her service connection claims.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted from February 26, 2018 to April 6, 2020. The Board found that the Veteran was unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due to her service-connected disabilities including PTSD, migraines, and left knee disability.

Service connection is granted for rhinitis, sinusitis, hiatal hernia and polyps, chronic multisymptom illness with chronic fatigue, memory loss, headaches, and loss of sense of taste. The claims for loss of sense of smell are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left ankle disorders, as well as right and left knee disorders are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.,An effective date prior to November 25, 2019, for the grant of service connection for thoracolumbar spine degenerative disc disease and cluster headaches is denied.