Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a strain of the left 5th digit, left ankle strain, lumbosacral strain, headaches, and left lower extremity radiculopathy to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, including lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, cervical spine disability, radiculopathy of both upper and lower extremities, bilateral foot hammer toe, migraine headaches, sinusitis, left shoulder bursitis, and PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches have prevented her from being able to secure and follow substantially gainful occupation, and she is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the statutory housebound rate.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back disorder, heart disorder, left hip disorder, bilateral knee disorders, and headaches to provide the Veteran with notice of his right to request a pre-decisional hearing.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD alone has rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and he is entitled to a TDIU. Additionally, the Veteran is entitled to special monthly compensation from October 19, 2021.

The appeal was partially denied, with a separate noncompensable rating granted for headaches prior to March 21, 2023, and increased ratings denied for TBI with PTSD, dizziness, and mixed type headaches.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for tension headaches due to an inadequate opinion regarding the severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's service-connected disability when discounting the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board granted service connection for a right ankle condition, left ankle condition, bilateral foot condition, and allergic rhinitis. The claim for migraines was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and degenerative arthritis of the spine, GERD as secondary to panic disorder and sleep apnea, and migraine headaches as secondary to panic disorder and erectile dysfunction. The effective date for asthma was denied earlier than November 28, 2016.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to an error by the AOJ in satisfying a regulatory duty.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to February 1, 2023, for service connection of migraine headaches due to a toxic exposure risk activity (TERA).

The Board granted service connection for headaches, left hip condition, right hip condition, lower back condition, right shoulder condition, and bilateral shin splints. The TBI claim was denied.

The Board denied service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and headaches as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions to correct duty-to-assist errors and obtain additional evidence.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for sinusitis, migraine headaches, and depression with anxiety disorder as they were withdrawn by the Veteran or already addressed in a previous decision.

The Board denied service connection for a skin condition, diabetes mellitus, type II, migraines/headaches, and hypertension as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's period of active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for migraine, including migraine variants (previously claimed as headaches), which was previously denied.

The Board granted entitlement to TDIU prior to May 4, 2017, and from July 1, 2017, and continuing, but denied a higher disability rating for OSA and headaches.

The Board granted service connection for a cervical strain, thoracolumbar strain, acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD and major depressive disorder with anxious distress), and migraine headache disability.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and denied service connection for other psychiatric disorders, headaches, a left hip condition, hypothyroidism, right optic neuropathy, and obstructive sleep apnea.