Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for headaches, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, right index finger disability, left ankle disability, and right ankle disability as there was no evidence of a nexus between the current disabilities and the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including headaches, bilateral knee problems, and peripheral neuropathy in both upper and lower extremities. The claims were based on a lack of evidence showing that these conditions were incurred or aggravated during active military service.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, head trauma, and PTSD due to the lack of new and relevant evidence. The Veteran was granted an initial 10% disability rating for migraines but had other claims remanded or denied.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD and back disorder, granted an increased rating of 50% for migraine headaches from December 2, 2020, but denied increased ratings for left foot amputation and scars.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for headaches and sinusitis due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for tinnitus, migraine headaches, and vertigo due to the severity of his symptoms not warranting a higher rating under the applicable criteria.

The Board granted an initial 70 percent rating for persistent depressive disorder and a 50 percent rating for tension headaches, effective from May 29, 2019. The claims for earlier effective dates were denied.

The Veteran's chronic fatigue syndrome was granted a 60 percent rating, while other conditions were denied or remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including arthritis of the entire skeletal system (other than cervical spine, right shoulder, bilateral hands, and left foot), a left knee condition (other than arthritis), and other specific joints. The claims were not granted.

The Board granted an effective date of May 1, 2022, for the award of a 30 percent disability rating for sinus headaches.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for the Veteran's back disability and a 50 percent rating for his migraine headaches, effective July 24, 2019.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability but denied increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a headache disability, and hypertension. The claim for vertigo was remanded.

The Board granted an effective date of July 13, 2022, for the grant of service connection for a left hip total joint replacement and a left hip scar, but denied earlier effective dates for other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for migraines as secondary to the Veteran's pain disorder with psychological factors and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for migraine with migraine variants, finding that the disability originated during active service.

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

The Board dismissed the issues of service connection for headaches and increased ratings for right and left upper extremity radiculopathy as the Veteran withdrew these claims.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for migraine headaches prior to August 16, 2023, but denied a higher rating from that date.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for eczema and skin rashes, as well as a higher rating for migraine headaches.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for gout, migraine headaches, and a back condition as untimely. The claim for a compensable evaluation of thrombocytosis was denied due to lack of evidence supporting continuous or intermittent myelosuppressive therapy, chemotherapy, or interferon treatment. The issues regarding sleep apnea and myelofibrosis with abnormal weight loss were remanded for further examination.