Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development to address his claims of service connection for a headache disability and an acquired psychiatric disability, including as residuals of TBI. The issues include determining whether these conditions are related to service-connected disabilities or other factors.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for vertigo/loss balance issue/dizziness has been granted. The claims of service connection for migraines and TDIU have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including psychiatric disorders, bilateral leg swelling, diabetes mellitus, right knee and ankle pain, left hip pain, chronic back pain, hypertension, headaches, and prostate cancer. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to service or the presumption of herbicide exposure.

The Board has granted the Veteran's appeal as to service connection for tinnitus, allergic rhinitis and sinusitis. The issues of service connection for left knee, right forearm, right ankle, bronchitis and migraine disorders were denied.

The Board has granted a higher initial disability rating of 30 percent for the service-connected headache disability from November 16, 2016 to December 10, 2019. However, the issue of an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent is remanded due to inadequate VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a left kidney cyst, migraine headaches, and lung nodule are being remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine their etiology. The examiner is asked to consider the Veteran's in-service occupation as an auto mechanic and his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, hypertension, right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, headache disorder, and urinary problems/condition was denied. The case is REMANDED for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of entitlement to service connection for migraines due to inadequate VA medical opinion and lack of access to service treatment records. The Veteran's private treatment records from prior to 2012 need to be obtained, as well as a separation examination if available.

The Veteran's right ankle disability, TBI, and associated headaches were granted service connection effective May 30, 2019. The effective dates for the other issues are denied as they predate this decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically regarding the Veteran's migraine headaches. The AOJ is instructed to arrange for a new VA examination and request an opinion on whether the Veteran would experience characteristic prostrating attacks of headache pain if not taking medication.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete records from the Veteran's in-service hospitalization.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal for service connection of migraines before the Board could make a decision.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are rated at the maximum schedular rating of 50 percent, effective from February 13, 2020.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic sinusitis with headaches, reactive airway disease, right foot hallux rigidus, right foot arthritis, bilateral hand degenerative arthritis, and bilateral shoulder tendonitis and arthritis as these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted service connection as they had their onset in service and have continued since then.,Service connection is also granted for the disability manifested by dizziness, lightheadedness, and gait imbalance (claimed as vertigo), which is related to his exposure to improvised explosive device (IED) blasts during service.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for headaches is denied as his reported prostrating attacks are less frequent than what the criteria require for a 10% or higher rating.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent from March 11, 2021. He also received a TDIU rating effective from the date of his claim.

The Veteran's service-connected headache disorder rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment from March 15, 2002, to June 3, 2013. A TDIU on an extraschedular basis is granted for this period.

The Board dismissed the appeal for an initial rating higher than 30 percent for headaches as it was granted a maximum 50 percent rating in December 2023, which resolved the issue on appeal.

The Veteran's sleep apnea, headaches, and GERD are granted as secondary to service-connected MDD.,Service connection for a bone condition and thyroid nodules is denied.