Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Veteran's earlier effective date for service-connected migraine headaches was granted to September 15, 2021. The Board denied a higher rating for migraines and knee limitations.

The Board granted readjudication of previously denied claims for service connection for right and left shoulder, right and left hip, bilateral hearing loss, gastrointestinal, bilateral kidney, and urinary disorders based on new and relevant evidence. Service connection was also granted for sinusitis with an earlier effective date. The claim for a peripheral vestibular disorder (claimed as vertigo) was denied.

The Board granted service connection for psoriasis with psoriatic arthritis, anxiety disorder with insomnia as secondary to psoriatic arthritis, and migraine headache disability as secondary to anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of September 15, 2022, but no earlier, for the assignment of the increased 50 percent disability rating for cluster headaches/migraines was granted.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and left ear hearing loss, while dismissing the appeals for atopic dermatitis with folliculitis, migraine headaches, right ear hearing loss, degenerative arthritis of both ankles, and left hip coxa saltans.

The Board granted service connection for chronic headaches and an initial evaluation of 20 percent, but no higher, for right lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), while denying service connection for dermatitis, tremors of the right hand, and other conditions.

The appeal concerning the issue of service connection for headaches was withdrawn by the appellant, and therefore, the appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are rated at 50 percent, and he is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied an effective date prior to June 2, 2023, for the grant of service connection for migraine headaches.

The Board granted service connection for several conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disability and cervical spine disability, and denied higher ratings for some disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for a headache disorder as secondary to service-connected bilateral hearing loss and/or tinnitus for an adequate medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for a low back disability, right hip disability, and migraines, with an initial rating of 50 percent for the migraines.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including right and left shoulder disabilities, right and left hip disabilities, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), headaches, chronic fatigue syndrome, as the evidence did not support a nexus to service.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a headache disorder, to include as a chronic qualifying disability under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317, for additional development consistent with the terms of a Joint Motion for Partial Remand.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher disability ratings or service connection for any of the claimed conditions.

The Board granted an effective date of February 28, 2006, for the grant of service connection for headaches and a 50 percent disability rating from September 29, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for migraines and kidney stones, both of which are presumed to be related to the Veteran's service. The claim for service connection for kidney disease was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for psychiatric disability and headaches, but denied service connection for left knee, right knee, low back, and tinnitus disabilities. The TDIU claim was remanded.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted a compensable rating, while his tension headache claim is denied. The skin condition claim is remanded for further development.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.