Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for migraine headaches, including migraine variants, and dismissed the appeal of service connection for insomnia disorder.

The Board granted service connection for a migraine headache disorder and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, and assigned a 10 percent rating for his lumbar area surgical scar. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, persistent depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and chronic headaches based on in-service events.

The Board granted service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and dismissed or denied the other claims.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for migraine, including migraine variants, and remanded the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied a compensable rating for tension headaches but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran was granted increased ratings for her mental disorder, headaches, and right cheek disability, but the claim for a compensable rating for the right cheek (facial cranial nerve) disability associated with TBI and a rating above 10 percent for a jaw disability were denied.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of migraines to the agency of original jurisdiction for an addendum opinion regarding direct service connection.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, right ankle condition, and headaches due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for a neck condition, heart condition, and migraine headaches as there was no credible evidence of the claimed conditions during service or that they are related to service.

The Board denied service connection for a neck condition, heart condition, and migraine headaches as there was no credible evidence of the claimed conditions during service or that they are related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 30 percent for tension headaches, as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for an anxiety disorder and migraines, while remanding the claim for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for further action.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches/migraines, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and sleep apnea due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities.

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

The Board granted service connection for hypertension on a basis other than the PACT Act, dismissed an appeal for an earlier effective date for PTSD, and denied several other claims including earlier effective dates for ED, SMC, and headaches.

The Board denied service connection for right and left knee strains, granted an initial rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches, and remanded the claim for cervical strain with degenerative arthritis.

The Board granted service connection for neoplasm with ampulla vater tumor, status post pancreatectomy and GERD as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, and granted service connection for migraine headaches. The Board denied a disability rating greater than 50 percent for the unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder but granted TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for back injury, intense migraines, lung condition, and severe allergies due to the lack of a current diagnosis.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 26, 2018, for the 70 percent rating for service-connected PTSD and denied a higher rating during that period. Other claims were either denied or did not result in a compensable rating.