Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's service connection claim for headaches, to include migraine headaches, is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and medical opinion regarding the etiology of his current disabilities. The examiner must consider all relevant evidence, including the Veteran's STRs from April 1991 reflecting complaints of frequent or severe headaches, his diagnosis of headaches consistent with migraine headaches in March 2005, and his description of the gas attack in Saudi Arabia in 1991.

The Board has remanded the claims for an initial compensable rating for tension headaches and service connection for an unspecified anxiety disorder due to in-service events. The Veteran's claims are pending further review.

The Veteran's migraines associated with tinnitus are granted a 30 percent disability rating prior to December 11, 2023.,A higher disability rating of over 30 percent for migraines associated with tinnitus from December 11, 2023 is denied.,The Veteran's claim for TDIU is remanded.

The appellant withdrew all pending appeals regarding the ratings and service connection for various conditions, including major depressive disorder with anxious mood, asthma, allergic rhinitis, left ankle sprain, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), right hip osteoarthrosis, right knee osteoarthrosis, hypertension, fatigue, migraine, and sleep apnea.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at a maximum of 50 percent since February 20, 2008. The Board granted the claim based on very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran requested to withdraw all his appeals, including the ones for increased disability evaluations and service connection. As a result, these claims are dismissed.

The Veteran is granted an increased rating to 30 percent for migraine headaches, effective April 2, 2020. The previous ratings were noncompensable from November 29, 2017, and 10 percent from February 12, 2020.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability and a left shoulder disability were denied due to lack of new and relevant evidence.,Service connection was granted for syncope, with the condition believed to have existed prior to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of migraine headaches is granted as they are related to his service-connected tinnitus. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD is denied due to failure to report for a VA examination without good cause.

The Veteran's migraine headaches disability had its onset in service and the Board granted direct service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, and headache disability due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's service connection claim for CFS is granted, and he is awarded a 30% disability rating for migraines. The claims for increased ratings of bilateral hand tremors and right shoulder strain are denied.

The Veteran's service-connected tension headaches and migraines are rated at a maximum of 50 percent, which is the highest schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code 8100. The Board found that her very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks were productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's service-connected headaches have been rated at 50% since December 8, 2005. The Board has granted a TDIU based solely on these headaches and found that the Veteran is unemployable due to his headaches from this date forward.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, head injury and traumatic brain injury (TBI) vertigo, and headaches have been readjudicated due to new and relevant evidence. The claim for service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is being remanded.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for head injury and TBI vertigo and headaches are being remanded.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for headaches is denied as his headache disability does not result in characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on an average of once every two months over the last several months.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for PTSD and migraine headaches have been dismissed as the February 2021 Board decision was a purely ministerial implementation of an earlier Board decision.

The appeal for service connection of adjustment disorder, back pain, and migraine headaches has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headache disorder and sleep apnea on a secondary basis, as these conditions are proximately due to or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board dismissed the appeal regarding service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, a lumbar disability, and a migraine disability due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.