Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is granted for an increased initial disability rating of 70 percent for a psychiatric disorder, effective August 14, 2020. The issues of service connection for erectile dysfunction and migraine headaches are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The appeal for service connection of a sleep disability is dismissed. The Board has remanded several other claims, including those for psychiatric disabilities, thyroid conditions, hair loss, and nerve disabilities.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a headache disorder (migraines) is granted as his current diagnosis of migraines meets the criteria for service connection on a direct basis.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including traumatic brain injury (TBI), have rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation as of October 26, 2012. The Board has granted TDIU for the period prior to June 22, 2021.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple issues has been dismissed due to the withdrawal of his infertility claim. The remaining claims have been remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has determined that the claims for service connection for headaches, OSA and bilateral knee disability, TDIU prior to February 5, 2008, and DEA benefits prior to February 5, 2008 are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding his service-connected psychiatric disability and its impact on the claimed ankle, carpal tunnel syndrome, foot, cervical spine, lumbosacral spine, and right knee disabilities.,Specifically, a VA examination will be conducted to determine if any of these disabilities are related to or aggravated by his service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for vertigo, fibromyalgia, and headaches migraines have been dismissed as the conditions were granted in a March 2024 rating decision.,Service connection has been established for bilateral flatfoot, degenerative arthritis of the right foot, left hallux valgus, right hallux valgus, left plantar fasciitis, right plantar fasciitis, and degenerative arthritis of the left hand.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is rated at 10 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,A 10 percent rating is granted for his hernia scar due to pain.,The Veteran's TBI is currently rated as non-compensable. A separate 10 percent rating is granted for his headache disorder secondary to TBI.,The Veteran does not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating for any of his conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's migraine headaches, finding that they are proximately due to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board has remanded both issues of service connection for headaches and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) due to the need for further development, including scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims of service connection for COPD, migraine headaches, allergic rhinitis, and sinusitis as secondary to his service-connected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for migraines and pes planus with plantar fasciitis due to incomplete service records, pre-decisional duty to assist errors in VA examinations, and insufficient evidence regarding the onset or aggravation of these conditions during active service.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted a maximum 50 percent rating since March 18, 2019. The issue of entitlement to TDIU is remanded due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

The Veteran's initial and increased ratings for migraine headaches are remanded due to the failure to consider all relevant VA treatment records and an updated examination.

The Veteran's request to readjudicate the claim for service connection for tension headaches has been granted.,The Veteran's request to readjudicate the claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for migraines, left cervical radiculopathy, right cervical radiculopathy, left lumbar radiculopathy, and right lumbar radiculopathy have been granted with effective dates of June 19, 2019.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, bladder condition, migraines, and tinnitus, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment since June 2, 2020. The Board has granted TDIU based on the combined impact of these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraine headaches and peripheral vestibular disorder, as well as his claim for TDIU, are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and a new opinion regarding the combined effect of his service-connected disabilities on his employability.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and the Board has remanded his claims for service connection for back disorder, sleep apnea, headaches, and painful joints.