Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for migraines, finding that the evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's migraines were incurred in or caused by service.

The Board remands all service connection claims for further development, specifically to provide the veteran with adequate VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a March 2017 ankle surgery, as well as service connection for cervical spinal stenosis as secondary to complex regional pain syndrome.

The Board granted service connection for basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma as secondary to actinic keratosis, which is a progression of the Veteran's service-connected dermatitis. The effective date for the grant of service connection for painful scars of the face was denied earlier than October 20, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches based on new and relevant evidence showing that the Veteran's headaches began during service and have continued since then.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of migraines, secondary to a service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder and tinnitus, due to duty-to-assist errors in prior VA examinations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for migraine headaches and Meniere's syndrome to obtain additional medical evidence, including an examination and opinion under the PACT Act.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disorders, including a respiratory disorder, headache disorder, loss of balance/dizziness disorder, vision impairment, neck disorder, shoulder and arm disorders, wrist disorders, hand disorders, feet and toes disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete evidentiary record.

The Board granted a 30 percent initial rating for migraine headaches but denied non-compensable ratings for chronic ethmoid sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, while remanding several service connection claims.

The Board granted service connection for right shoulder tendinitis, headaches, and hypertension, with a 30 percent rating assigned to the right shoulder condition effective July 28, 2021.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, a headache disorder, a respiratory disorder, and a skin disorder due to insufficient notice of the right to a hearing on a supplemental claim.

The Board grants service connection for a neck condition, left and right arm radiculopathy as secondary to the neck condition, a low back condition, left and right leg radiculopathy as secondary to the low back condition, a headache condition as secondary to the neck condition, and a right shoulder condition.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for right knee meniscal repair and denied ratings greater than 10 percent for the right knee ACL tear, an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, and service connection for various conditions.

The Veteran's service connection for allergic rhinitis was granted on a presumptive basis due to his exposure to fine particulate matter during his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's migraine headaches, effective from June 23, 2023.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for migraine headaches and for service connection for various conditions, including a psychiatric disorder, cervical spine disorder, knee disorders, and ankle disorders.

The claim for service connection for lower and upper back pain was dismissed as the Veteran was granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, which covers the entire period on appeal.

The claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a headache disorder are remanded due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a higher evaluation for post-concussive tension headaches, as the evidence did not show characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on an average once a month over the last several months.

The Board granted service connection for headaches as secondary to tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's headaches are proximately due to his service-connected tinnitus.