Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus, post traumatic headaches, and hypertrophic tonsils, but denied service connection for a low back pain condition, bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, gout, dyslipidemia, an earlier effective date for tinnitus, chronic dyspnea, neck condition, sleep apnea, and psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted an initial compensable rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's tension headaches, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, migraines, and mal de debarquement syndrome to obtain additional evidence.

The Board denied service connection for verruca vulgaris, irritable bowel syndrome, and an initial compensable disability rating for tension headaches as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of these conditions or symptoms that met the criteria for service connection.

The Board granted service connection for headaches, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus on an aggravation basis, but denied service connection for sleep apnea, secondary to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's migraine headaches as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of December 27, 2021, and no earlier, for the award of service connection for unspecified dermatitis was granted. The initial rating in excess of 10 percent for unspecified dermatitis was denied.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, unspecified mood disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, as well as alcohol use disorder. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic sinusitis, chronic headaches, dermatosis of arms and legs, uterine fibroids, bilateral shoulder disability, left wrist disability, and PTSD. Service connection was denied for bilateral hearing loss.

The appeal for service connection for headaches was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, to include as secondary to the service-connected disability of hiatal hernia with GERD, but denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for migraines.

The appeals for service connection and higher ratings were dismissed due to procedural defects.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including sinusitis, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and headaches, among others. Sleep apnea was granted.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of tension headaches, which the Veteran contends are secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and bilateral pes planus, denied service connection for anxiety, and denied an initial compensable rating for alopecia areata. The claims for service connection for difficulty breathing (claimed as asthma), back strain, and sleep disturbances were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's migraines had their onset during her active duty and continued after service.

The Board granted service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, cephalgia/chronic headaches, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, lumbosacral strain, thoracic segmental dysfunction, and lumbar spine disc syndrome. A 30 percent rating was assigned for cervical strain.

The Board granted service connection for migraines, finding that the Veteran's migraines began during active duty and continued thereafter.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection and initial rating issues, thus the Board has no jurisdiction to review these appeals.