Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for headaches, finding that the Veteran's headaches are caused by his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction and remanded the claims for a higher rating for spondylolisthesis with degenerative disc disease, left and right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, and service connection for migraines.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating under applicable criteria.

The Board granted service connection for basal cell carcinoma and a higher initial disability rating of 70 percent for other specified trauma-and-stressor-related disorder, while denying increased ratings for lumbosacral strain, right lower radiculopathy, bilateral hearing loss, chronic rhinitis, tension headaches, and mitral valve prolapse.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's service-connected right and left knee disabilities, granted a 20% rating for each, and denied an increased rating for degenerative disc disease of the spine. The Board also denied increased ratings for generalized anxiety disorder and service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, bruxism, headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, fatigue, and sleep disorder.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches, finding that they manifest with very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board denied the motion to revise the February 2014 rating decision that awarded an initial 30 percent disability rating for service-connected migraine headaches based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for right knee strain with limitation of flexion from November 18, 2014 and a 20 percent rating from March 3, 2021. A compensable rating for right knee strain with limitation of extension was denied. A 10 percent rating for right knee strain with patellar chondromalacia was granted from February 23, 2021, and a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches was granted from January 24, 2015.

The Board granted service connection for headaches, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for asthma but denied all other claims, including service connection for various conditions and a compensable rating for scars between the scapulae.

The Board denied service connection for a genitourinary disorder but remanded the claim for a chronic headache disorder.

The Veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD from September 22, 2020, but no higher. The appeal for TDIU and service connection claims were denied or dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for headaches and remanded the claims for hearing loss and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for a fatigue disability and remanded several other claims, but granted an increased evaluation of 50 percent for the Veteran's migraine headaches.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and denied earlier effective dates for several conditions, including degenerative disc disease and arthritis with chronic low back pain and lumbosacral strain.

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis and headaches, but denied service connection for hyperlipidemia and a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) as it was not factually ascertainable that he was unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment prior to April 28, 2016.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and there are no allegations of error for appellate consideration.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction, both presumed to be due to herbicide exposure. The claims for hypertrophy of the prostate, migraine headaches, and peptic ulcer were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a traumatic brain injury, headache disorder, and lacunar infarcts with microscopic white matter changes.