Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran was granted a 50% rating for migraine headaches and a 70% rating for right upper extremity radiculopathy effective July 20, 2022. Additionally, service connection for tinnitus rated at 10% and a 30% rating for cervical spine degenerative changes were granted effective July 20, 2022.,The Veteran was also granted an increased rating of 30% for his cervical spine degenerative changes and service connection for tinnitus rated at 10%. These benefits became effective on September 27, 2022.

Your service connection claims for headaches, a left ankle condition, and a right ankle condition have been dismissed due to the docket being duplicated and processed incorrectly.

The Veteran's claims for service connection on remand have been denied due to lack of evidence supporting the claimed conditions.,An effective date prior to March 28, 2018, for PTSD and an increased rating for tonsillectomy are also denied.

The Veteran's PTSD and posttraumatic headaches were granted higher ratings, and he was awarded TDIU effective November 9, 2020. Additionally, his child G.S. received dependency benefits starting July 23, 2022.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right shoulder, left shoulder, left ankle, and right ankle problems as well as migraine due to a duty-to-assist error. The Veteran's representative contends that there is evidence of record supporting his claim, but this evidence was submitted after the 90-day period where new evidence could be considered.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating of 50 percent for cervicogenic headaches has been dismissed because the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has granted earlier effective dates for service connection of post-traumatic tension and migraine headaches, and traumatic brain injury (TBI), both dating back to January 3, 1981.

The Veteran's service-connected headaches are rated at 30 percent, but no higher. The rating is based on the severity of his headaches without considering medication effects.

The Veteran's depressive disorder is rated at 50 percent from February 8, 2018 to October 7, 2020 and 50 percent as of October 8, 2020.,The Veteran's right upper extremity radiculopathy is currently rated as noncompensable. The remand requires obtaining private treatment records from Indiana Spine Group and Indiana University Neurology to determine the appropriate disability rating.,The Veteran's left upper extremity radiculopathy is currently rated as noncompensable. The remand requires obtaining private treatment records from Indiana Spine Group and Indiana University Neurology to determine the appropriate disability rating.,The Veteran's migraines are rated at 50 percent effective October 8, 2020. The remand requires obtaining private treatment records from Indiana Spine Group and Indiana University Neurology to determine the appropriate disability rating.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions prior to May 19, 2016 did not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.,The Veteran does not meet the criteria for DEA benefits due to his combined rating of 20 percent at most.

The Veteran's migraines have been rated at 30 percent, effective August 18, 2020. The VA examiner found the frequency of the Veteran's headaches to be approximately once a month over the last several months.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of migraines and trochanteric pain syndrome/limitation of flexion right thigh, finding that the evidence did not warrant such a determination.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral cataracts and low back disability, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension. Service connection for a headache condition was denied as there is no current diagnosis of such condition.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are manifested by very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability. The Board has granted an initial rating of 50 percent for service-connected migraine headaches effective August 29, 2015.

The Veteran is granted an effective date of May 8, 2015, for a 50% rating for migraines and an initial 10% rating for migraines effective June 5, 2009. The Veteran's right hip limitation of abduction and extension are not entitled to earlier effective dates.

The Board has denied service connection for chronic headaches and cervical strain (claimed as chronic cervico-thoracic pain) due to a lack of evidence showing the presence of these conditions during or within one year after service, and because there is no credible evidence linking them to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in pre-decisional duty to assist, and additional medical examinations are needed for an acquired psychiatric disorder, TBI, and headaches.

The Veteran's headaches, diagnosed as migraine headaches within one year of separation from active service, were found to have manifested to a compensable degree. The September 2001 rating decision is revised to grant service connection for headaches with an effective date of April 1, 2000.

The Veteran's tension type headaches with migraines are currently rated at 30 percent effective February 20, 2024.,Service connection for fibromyalgia and erectile dysfunction is granted.