Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's left wrist ganglion cyst was initially rated noncompensable prior to January 4, 2021. Beginning on that date, a 10 percent rating is granted for the service-connected condition.,Headaches were denied as not meeting the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new evidence being received after a previous Statement of the Case.

The Veteran's PTSD and tension headaches are granted initial evaluations of 100% effective April 3, 2024. The service connection for a back condition is remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left hip disability and headaches, including migraines due to his inability to attend scheduled VA examinations.

The Veteran's radiculopathy of the right upper extremity is granted as secondary to his service-connected cervical intervertebral disc syndrome with strain.,The Veteran's headaches are granted as secondary to his service-connected cervical intervertebral disc syndrome with strain.,The Veteran's right knee disorder is granted as secondary to his service-connected left knee patellofemoral syndrome.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are rated at 50 percent, the highest available rating under DC 8100. The Board found that his symptoms, including very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability, warrant this higher rating.

An initial rating of 50 percent for bipolar disorder with anxious distress (previously rated as major depressive disorder with anxiety and alcohol use disorder, in partial remission; claimed as depression) is granted from May 1, 2018, through August 8, 2018.,Entitlement to a compensable rating for migraines prior to August 6, 2019, is denied. A rating of 50 percent for migraines as of August 6, 2019, is granted.

The Veteran's tension headaches resulted in monthly prostrating attacks that caused her to miss work three to four times per month, but did not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain is granted a 20 percent rating.,Service connection for migraines is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral foot pain but has remanded the issue of service connection for migraine headaches due to a lack of adequate medical opinion.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 30 percent, which is the maximum rating available under current VA regulations. The Board found that his condition does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation due to insufficient evidence of very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks.

The Board has determined that there are errors in the decision regarding service connection for various conditions and requires additional medical opinions to address these issues.

The Veteran's claim for total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to January 26, 2011 is denied.,The earlier effective date for service connection of cervical strain is denied.,The initial rating in excess of 20 percent for cervical strain is denied.

The Veteran's claims for tinnitus, total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), and service connection for residual(s) of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disability, claimed as PTSD are being remanded due to the need for further examination.

The Veteran's initial rating for a migraine headache disability is granted at 30 percent, effective from July 12, 2018.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for various conditions including thoracolumbar spine disorder, anxiety, depression, headaches, tinnitus, and an eye disorder due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches has been granted due to the submission of new evidence that supports a finding of a current disability and a link between the condition and active duty service.,Service connection for a left knee disorder was denied as there is no current diagnosis of such a condition.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability effective November 27, 2016. She is also now in receipt of basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance from the same date.,An earlier effective date for both TDIU and DEA grants is not warranted as the evidence does not support an earlier disability onset or entitlement.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are related to his service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The reduction of the Veteran's migraine headaches rating from 50% to 0% effective February 1, 2021 was improper and is void ab initio. The 50% rating for migraines is restored.