Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for migraines was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew the claim.

The Board granted service connection for migraines, finding that they are caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus. The sleep apnea claim was remanded for further development.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of December 20, 1969 for the award of service connection for cervical strain with degenerative arthritis, spinal stenosis and intervertebral disc syndrome but denied earlier effective dates for other conditions.

The Board remands the matters of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disability and an initial rating in excess of 0 percent for cluster headaches due to inadequate medical examinations.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for migraine headaches due to an inadequate VA examination and a need for further development regarding the Veteran's periods of INACDUTRA and ACDUTRA.

The Board granted increased ratings and service connection for various disabilities, including left shoulder tendinopathy, migraines, pain and dysfunction in multiple joints, and major depressive disorder with generalized anxiety.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date prior to January 29, 2018, for a 50 percent disability rating for migraine headaches.

The Board granted a 30 percent evaluation for GERD and a 50 percent evaluation for cluster headaches, but denied an increased rating for right foot plantar fasciitis. The Veteran was also granted a 10 percent evaluation for external hemorrhoids effective May 19, 2024.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral shoulder disabilities and left hip disability, as well as a compensable rating of 30 percent for headaches and frontal sinusitis.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all service connection and rating claims.

The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for head injury and headaches.

The Board remands the claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for service-connected chronic headaches due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as no one has ever examined or interviewed the Veteran.

The Board granted an initial 70 percent disability rating for PTSD from October 27, 2011, to October 12, 2019; a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD from October 13, 2019, to August 2, 2021; and a 10 percent disability rating for headaches effective February 10, 2020.

The Board granted an initial 10 percent disability rating for sinusitis, service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to tinnitus, and service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to both tinnitus and sinusitis.

The Board denied the claims for increased ratings and service connection, granted service connection for headaches but remanded several other claims.

The Veteran has withdrawn all pending claims and appeals, and the Board lacks jurisdiction to review them.

The Board granted service connection for migraine and migraine variants, finding that the Veteran's headaches originated during active service.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and dismissed the appeal of sinusitis as moot. The other issues related to service connection were remanded for further development.

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

The Board granted an effective date of April 8, 2023, for the award of service connection for migraine headaches.