Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for service-connected tension headaches effective August 16, 2022.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including additional VA examinations and medical opinions to address theories of entitlement that were not acknowledged by the AOJ.

The Veteran was granted a 50 percent rating for post traumatic headaches, and a TDIU was also granted.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's migraine headaches as of July 24, 2020, and also granted service connection for tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, left knee osteoarthritis, and left ankle sprain, while denying service connection for hypertension. The Board also granted an initial 20% rating for bilateral dry eye syndrome but denied compensable ratings for bilateral pinguecula and a right ring finger disability.

The Board granted service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI), migraines, right foot disability, lumbosacral strain, and radiculopathy of the right lower extremity. The claim for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, chronic sinusitis, and a 50% disability rating for migraine headaches effective June 12, 2019. Other claims were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's migraines had their onset during active service.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected PTSD and an increased disability rating of 30 percent for migraine headaches.

The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disability, a right foot disability, and tension headaches, and granted an initial rating of 50 percent for the tension headaches. The other issues were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for low back disability, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and initial 30 percent ratings for migraine headaches, left knee strain, and right knee strain, effective January 28, 2021.

The Board remands the case for an additional medical opinion to determine the etiology of the Veteran's headaches.

The Board granted the restoration of a 70 percent rating for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and a 30 percent rating for tension headaches associated with TBI, while denying an increased rating beyond 30 percent.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for an earlier effective date for his service-connected cluster headaches.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for loss of smell effective September 28, 2023, and remanded the issue of entitlement to a compensable rating prior to September 23, 2024, and in excess of 30 percent after September 23, 2024, for common headache.

The Board granted the restoration of a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches, denied an increased rating in excess of 50 percent, and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board granted an initial evaluation of 30 percent, and no more, for tendinitis in the left knee and right knee, as well as a 30 percent evaluation for tension headaches.

The Board denied service connection for tension headaches as the evidence did not establish a relationship between the Veteran's current condition and his active-duty service.

The Board granted service connection for headaches, sinusitis, and sleep apnea. The remaining claims were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and a chronic sinus condition, to include rhinitis, but denied an increased rating for erectile dysfunction and special monthly compensation.