Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected tinnitus is found to be the proximate cause of his claimed migraines, allowing for service connection.,The Veteran's anxiety disorder associated with his service-connected tinnitus is found to be the proximate cause of his OSA, allowing for service connection.

The Veteran's posttraumatic migraine headaches are rated at a maximum of 50 percent effective from June 19, 2020.

The Board has found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation. The claims for service connection for a cervical spine disability and migraines are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right and left knee tendonitis and migraines due to incomplete military personnel records, inadequate VA medical opinion, and duty to assist errors.

The Veteran's migraine headaches, cervical condition (including cervical strain with chronic pain), and right shoulder strain have been granted service connection as secondary to his service-connected conditions.,Service connection for these conditions is established based on a continuity of symptoms since service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD with TBI and mild neurocognitive disorder, migraine headaches, sleep apnea, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. As such, the appeal for Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) is granted.

Service connection for allergic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis is granted.,Service connection for migraine headaches, cervical spine disability, and lumbar spine disability is remanded.

The Veteran's TBI residuals and headaches are being remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the potential service connection due to Gulf War exposure, as well as a toxic exposure risk activity.

The Veteran's headaches are rated at 50 percent from February 21, 2019 to June 29, 2021.,The Veteran is granted a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has vacated its February 20, 2024 decision remanding the TDIU claim due to a duty-to-assist error and has ordered a new examination to assess the Veteran's ability to work given his education and employment history.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for migraines, a back condition, and various arm, elbow, hand, knee, and shoulder conditions, finding that there was no persuasive evidence of current diagnoses or in-service onset related to these conditions.

The Veteran's headaches and hypertension are found to be secondary to his service-connected sleep apnea. The Veteran's bruxism is remanded for further evaluation as it may be related to PTSD.

The Veteran's back, left knee, heart, skin cancer, headaches, and stomach/abdominal disabilities are remanded for further examination and opinion due to potential service connection based on toxic exposure.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his service-connected migraine headaches was dismissed due to procedural errors in the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) system.

The Board has determined that there was a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the service connection for headaches and requires an addendum medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's headaches are caused or aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral knee and ankle conditions, low back pain, sciatic radicular pain, TBI, headaches, and PB, are granted. The Veteran is currently rated at 70% for PTSD.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of migraines, and the Board dismissed it.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted, effective from April 20, 2021. The decision finds that the Veteran meets the criteria for TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's neck condition, left shoulder condition, and headaches. However, it denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for her right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome.

The Veteran's service-connected migraines are rated at 30 percent, but no higher. The criteria for a higher rating were not met as the migraines did not manifest as or more nearly approximate very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.