Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran withdrew her appeals for all the listed conditions, and the Board has dismissed them.

The Board finds that the Veteran's June 2017 VA Form 9 substantive appeal was timely filed, and as a result, the underlying claims under the legacy system must be reinstated. The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions are granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's headache condition is secondary to his service-connected dysthymic disorder, and thus grants the claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for left and right knee disabilities, and awarded an initial rating of 30 percent for migraine headaches. The Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at the maximum schedular rating of 50 percent, which is the highest available under VA regulations.

The Veteran's headache disorder is granted a 50 percent rating effective January 29, 2018. The initial ratings for lumbar DDD and RLE radiculopathy are denied.

Your appeal for an increased disability rating in excess of 30 percent prior to November 9, 2023, for tension headaches has been dismissed as the appellant requested withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's PTSD, gastrointestinal issues, depression, and anxiety headaches render him unemployable. The Board has remanded the case for referral to the Director of Compensation Service for consideration of an extraschedular TDIU.

The Veteran's periorbital headaches were not manifested by characteristic prostrating attacks averaging at least one in 2 months over the prior several months prior to September 30, 2020.,Resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran, his headaches were manifested by prostrating attacks occurring on average once a month over the prior several months beginning September 30, 2020.

The Board has remanded the claims for an increased rating for PTSD, service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to PTSD, and TDIU due to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. The VA is instructed to obtain private treatment records from 'Kaiser' and notify the Veteran of her rights regarding a TDIU claim.

The Veteran's service connection claim for migraine headaches (also described as tension/atypical headaches) is granted because the evidence shows a current disability, in-service incurrence or aggravation of a disease or injury, and a causal relationship between the current disability and the in-service disease or injury.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection and increased rating for a psychiatric disorder is denied.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection and increased rating for headaches is denied.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for migraines is remanded due to a conflict in the severity evaluations from different medical examinations.

The Veteran's service connection claims for CFS, skin disorder, and headaches have been granted. The claim for OSA and hypothyroidism is remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for spinal arthritis, multiple sclerosis, severe right leg pain with nerve damage issues, severe left leg pain with nerve damage issues, and migraine headaches due to incomplete service treatment records and a need for further examination.

The Veteran's migraines and major depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder were granted service connection, but an initial rating greater than 30 percent for migraines was denied. A compensable rating (greater than zero percent) for bilateral hearing loss was also denied.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for migraines is dismissed under the modernized review system due to an improper filing of a VA Form 10182. The Board has now created a separate legacy appellate stream and issued a remand, ensuring the Veteran's original appeal remains alive.

The Veteran's increased ratings for service-connected disabilities, including a headache disability and femoral radiculopathy of the lower extremities, were granted in response to a supplemental claim filed on August 31, 2022. The award of past-due benefits is eligible for attorney fees.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU effective May 24, 2015, based on her service-connected adjustment disorder with anxiety and other disabilities. The effective date for the TDIU was changed to March 2018 when she received a 70% rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim to revise a rating decision that reduced her disability rating from 20% to noncompensable for chronic pelvic inflammatory disease with parametritis and retroflexed uterus and migraine headaches, finding no clear and unmistakable error.