Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's service connection claims for peripheral neuropathy, skin disease, nasal disability, respiratory disability, and headaches have all been granted due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's headaches and right ear hearing loss do not warrant a compensable rating, but has remanded for further evaluation. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is due to his service-connected migraines, and thus grants service connection for tinnitus as secondary to migraines.

The Veteran's effective date for a 50% rating for migraine headaches is granted as of December 10, 2019. The effective date for the 30% rating for IBS remains January 19, 2021.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension have been readjudicated due to new evidence. Service connection for hypertension is granted based on the PACT Act presumption of exposure to herbicide agents. The claims for headaches and erectile dysfunction are remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection on all four conditions due to his withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's migraine headache disability began in and has continued since service, granting her claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 50% rating for migraines is denied as it is not factually ascertainable that her migraines warranted such a rating prior to March 5, 2020.

The Veteran's TBI with depressive disorder, along with other service-connected disabilities, has rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to August 16, 2022. Since then, he is in receipt of a 100% rating for his TBI and additional disabilities independently rated at over 60%, qualifying him for SMC at the housebound rate.

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable disability rating for service-connected sinus headaches has been dismissed because the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a final decision.

The Veteran's left toe disability is granted a compensable rating of 20 percent.,Service connection for back, left leg, and right leg disabilities are denied.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for increased rating and service connection claims due to his withdrawal of these appeals in an April 2024 statement.

The Board has granted an effective date of November 18, 2016 for the award of a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing and following substantially gainful employment since that date.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for neck disorder, migraine headaches, erectile dysfunction, Lyme disease, and chronic fatigue syndrome are being REMANDED due to a duty-to-assist error.,New VA examinations and medical opinions are needed as the July 2019 VA examiner did not adequately address all relevant evidence.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of SMC aid and attendance based on need for regular aid and attendance from October 19, 2021. The Veteran's VA treatment records showed he was not permanently bedridden or so helpless as to need regular aid and attendance prior to October 19, 2021.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection and rating of ingrown toenail has been withdrawn, resulting in the dismissal of all issues.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn and is dismissed for all issues related to increased evaluations for various disabilities, including migraine headaches, cervical spine disability, radiculopathies of the upper and lower extremities, and lumbar spine disability. The Veteran also withdrew his request for a restoration of a 30 percent disability rating for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to February 21, 2017.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 50% rating for service-connected migraine headaches is denied. The VA granted the increased rating on May 8, 2017, based on a VA examination conducted that day.

The Veteran's low back, left knee, and headaches disabilities are granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's dermatitis disability is also granted as service-connected.

The Veteran's service connection claims for headaches and erectile dysfunction have been granted. The Board found that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his in-service exposure, specifically his diabetes and unspecified trauma- and stressor-related disorder.