Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the claims of entitlement to service connection for migraine, a right ankle condition, a left ankle condition, low back strain, and neck strain.

The Board remands the claim for a headache condition to obtain an addendum opinion addressing whether the Veteran's headaches are related to his military service and/or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) under 38 USC 1318 as the criteria were not met, and remanded the service connection for cause of death due to inadequate medical evidence.

The Board denied service connection for migraine headaches and remanded the claim for further development regarding the left ankle condition.

The Board granted service connection for tension headaches, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to a link between the Veteran's current condition and his active service.

The Board granted service connection for left knee instability, lumbosacral and thoracic strain, pain and dysfunction of the left wrist, and tension headaches. A separate 10 percent rating was granted for left knee instability effective May 11, 2021.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for migraine headaches was dismissed as a duplicate appeal. The claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) was denied due to lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis.

The Board denied the claim for an increased rating for migraines, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not warrant a higher rating than 30 percent.

The Board remands the appeal for further development, including obtaining outstanding treatment records and scheduling additional examinations.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected migraine, as it was shown to be manifested by very prostrating and prolonged attacks of migraine-non migraine pain productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board granted service connection for chronic bronchitis under the PACT Act and a 50 percent disability rating for migraine headaches, while remanding the claim for service connection for hypertension.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for headaches, to include migraine headaches, as an additional medical opinion is needed regarding the Veteran's claimed headache condition and whether it is caused or aggravated by her service-connected tinnitus.

The Board granted the restoration of a 30 percent rating for service-connected migraine headaches but denied an increased rating in excess of 30 percent.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and migraines, but remanded the claim for a kidney condition due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for all issues, including increased disability ratings and service connection claims.

The Board granted an effective date prior to June 17, 2018, for the grant of service connection for cervicogenic headaches and a rating of 60 percent for pulmonary embolism. Other claims were either denied or remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for breathing problems, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), migraines, and resection of the small intestine as new and relevant evidence was not received to support these claims.

The Board remands the claim for a headache disability to include trigeminal neuralgia; temple headaches; non intractable headaches, unspecified chronicity pattern; unspecified headache type; migraines; and temporal arteritis as further development is required.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection claims.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected social anxiety disorder, but dismissed the appeal for a rating in excess of 70 percent for social anxiety disorder.