Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a back disability, a skin disability, migraines, and a respiratory disability (including rhinitis and sinusitis) due to the need for additional examinations.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left triscaphe joint osteoarthritis and migraine variants due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's left hand disability is not considered related to service, while his migraines have been rated as noncompensable.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including major depressive disorder and bilateral plantar fasciitis, have prevented him from securing and following gainful employment since January 5, 2021.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. Service connection was not granted for chronic kidney stones or head lesion with headaches, to include chronic headaches. Increased ratings of 10 percent each were granted for left and right knee instability.

The Veteran's fibromyalgia with anxiety, chronic fatigue, and headaches is now rated at 40 percent, the maximum available rating.

The Veteran's cervicogenic tension headaches result in very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks of headache pain, causing severe economic inadaptability. The Board has granted a maximum 50 percent rating for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for increased rating, service connection for migraine headaches, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are being remanded due to inadequate VA examinations and the need for additional medical opinions considering potential exposure to toxic substances during his military service.

The Veteran's reduced rating for migraine headaches from 50 to 30 percent effective March 1, 2021 is void ab initio and the rating at 50 percent is restored.

The Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis is rated at a noncompensable (0%) level, but the Board has granted an initial 10% rating effective from September 21, 2016.,The Veteran's IBS is rated at the highest schedular rating of 30%, effective from September 21, 2016. The appeal for service connection for a headache disorder was also granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of tension headaches, finding that no earlier claim was filed within a year of his military discharge and that October 5, 2015, is the earliest available effective date.

The Board has found errors in the duty to assist and remands for further development, including obtaining service treatment records and VA examinations.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the inextricability of his service connection claims. The Board will consider all pending service connection claims before deciding on the TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected depressive disorder and other conditions. His claim for an increased rating for depressive disorder is also granted, but the claim for migraine headaches and lumbar spine condition remains pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeals regarding his claims of service connection for various conditions due to a failure to timely file a substantive appeal within 60 days of receiving the Statement of the Case (SOC).

The Veteran's service connection claims for chronic allergic rhinitis and chronic headaches have been granted due to presumed exposure to fine particulate matter during his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and migraines as secondary to service-connected tinnitus.

The Veteran's tension headaches are currently rated noncompensable, and the Board finds that a compensable rating is not warranted.,The Veteran seeks an earlier effective date for service connection of headaches. The Board determines there is no legal basis to assign an earlier effective date.

The Board denied service connection for headaches and a left hip disorder, finding that the Veteran's claims were not supported by credible evidence of an in-service injury or disease.

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for migraine headaches has been dismissed because the authorized representative withdrew the notice of disagreement.

The Veteran's headaches are denied as they pre-existed service and were not aggravated by active duty.,Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is denied because there is no objective medical evidence of the condition during service, and it was diagnosed 29 years after separation.