Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's left and right knee disabilities are rated at 10 percent each, but the Board finds no basis for a higher rating due to lack of limitation of motion or instability. The Veteran's headaches do not meet criteria for a compensable rating.,Service connection is denied for an acquired psychiatric condition and a right shoulder condition.

The Veteran's chronic headache disability is granted service connection. The skin condition claim (claimed as multiple melanomas) and TDIU prior to June 12, 2018 are both remanded for further review.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 50 percent, the highest possible rating under Diagnostic Code 8100. The Board found that his migraines were characterized by very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board has granted a separate rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's headaches as a neurological impairment associated with his service-connected cervical spine disability, finding that he experiences characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on average once a month over the last several months.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for his right wrist and hand disabilities, bradycardia with right bundle branch block, cervical strain, and migraine headache disorder have been granted. Effective dates prior to April 13, 2018, are established.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for hearing loss and lumbosacral strain, as well as his service connection claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and headaches, require additional evidence due to the passage of time since their last examinations. The Veteran is also required to have a thorough search conducted for all Air National Guard service treatment records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate examination reports and insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of his claimed conditions. The Veteran is required to undergo additional VA examinations to address these issues.

The Veteran's claims of entitlement to a compensable rating for migraine headaches and service connection for a heart condition, as secondary to service-connected disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and examinations.

The Veteran's initial claim for migraine headaches prior to January 9, 2020 was denied. From January 9, 2020 onwards, the Veteran is in receipt of a 50 percent rating for his migraines.

The Veteran's lumbar spine DDD and chronic headache syndrome ratings have been restored to their original levels.,Effective February 23, 2013, the Veteran became eligible for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA).

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are rated at 50% effective April 29, 2008. The Board granted a higher rating based on the severity of his symptoms.

The Veteran's initial ratings for migraine headaches and PTSD/MDD have been granted. However, the appeal is mixed as some issues are remanded due to insufficient evidence or further development needed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for ganglion cyst, right wrist; heart problems; depression due to marital problem; right knee injury; migraine headaches; and allergies/hay fever have been denied. The appeal is remanded for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's glaucoma.

The Board has found pre-decisional duty to assist errors in the service connection claims for TBI residuals, BPPV, and migraines. The Veteran's head injuries during service are acknowledged, but there is insufficient evidence linking her current conditions to these incidents.

The Board has determined that there were procedural errors and remands are necessary for the Veteran's claims of service connection for TBI residuals, BPPV, and migraines.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected tension headaches was denied. The Board found that the Veteran's headaches were not productive of prostrating attacks, and thus did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, infertility, GERD, a right shoulder condition, a hip condition, a headache condition, and chronic sinusitis have been denied. The Veteran is currently rated at 10% for his left knee condition.

The Veteran's representative filed a motion to withdraw the appeal for multiple service connection claims, including asthma, flat feet, impingement syndrome in left ankle (claimed as ankle pain), left injured knee and chronic pain, migraines, right ankle pain, and right injured knee and chronic pain. The Board dismissed these appeals due to the withdrawal.

The Veteran's service-connected headache disability is granted a 50% rating, but no higher, due to very frequent prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's migraines are related to her service-connected PTSD, and the Board granted service connection for this condition. The Board also remanded the issues of service connection for left hip trochanteric pain syndrome and right hip trochanteric pain syndrome as secondary to pes planus.