Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for several conditions, including OSA, cervical spine condition, left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, and others, but dismissed appeals for obesity, TMJ, insomnia, left elbow, and right elbow. The Board also denied an earlier effective date for a 70% rating for acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with insomnia disorder and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for migraine headaches.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches were denied a rating greater than 50 percent, while specially adapted housing was granted due to the loss of use of both lower extremities.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and migraines (headaches) as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board granted an effective date of January 11, 2023 for a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's psychiatric disability but denied earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension but denied service connection for cervical spine, right shoulder, low back, left hip, gastrointestinal, bronchitis, sinusitis disabilities and denied an initial rating in excess of 0 percent for headaches and thyroid disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims that five prior rating decisions were products of clear and unmistakable error. The Board found that the Veteran's arguments constituted disagreements with how the Agency of Original Jurisdiction weighed evidence in final prior decisions, which cannot rise to the level of valid CUE claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded several other issues, including chronic kidney disease, headaches, TDIU, and DEA eligibility.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for both tension headaches and migraines, as the Veteran did not experience characteristic prostrating attacks averaging one in two months over the last several months.

The Board granted service connection for tension headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder and tinnitus, while dismissing appeals for obstructive sleep apnea and pes planus (flat foot) bilateral.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis based on presumed exposure to fine particulate matter during the Veteran's service in Afghanistan. The claims for headaches and GERD were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a low back disability, right shoulder disability, and tension headaches due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with TBI, granted separate ratings of 30 percent for BPPV and migraine headaches, and denied increased ratings for other conditions. Service connection was also denied for various disabilities.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and granted service connection for a migraine headache condition as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board dismissed all claims for earlier effective dates, increased ratings, and service connection as they were not timely filed or did not meet the criteria for an extension.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and migraines as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, and an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD.

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected left knee strain, limitation of flexion (claimed as bilateral knee condition), and denied a compensable rating for hypertension. Service connection was also granted for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's migraine headaches as secondary to his service-connected PTSD, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraines, right foot frostbite, and left foot frostbite as they do not meet the criteria for higher ratings.

The Board denied service connection for a left hand, right hand, left ankle, right ankle, left knee, right knee, and migraine headache disorders as there was no evidence of current disabilities or symptoms during the period on appeal.