Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection of headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected cervical strain due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 25, 2017, for the award of service connection for hepatitis B but denied an earlier effective date for migraine headaches and a compensable rating for hepatitis B. The claim for a higher rating for migraine headaches was also denied.

The Board granted service connection and initial ratings for allergic rhinitis, residual cyst removal right groin, chronic sinusitis, sleep apnea, and migraine headaches.

The Board granted service connection for OSA as secondary to service-connected PTSD and somatic symptom disorder, and for migraine and tension headaches as secondary to the now-service-connected OSA.

The Board remands the claims for a disability evaluation in excess of 20 percent for interstitial cystitis and a compensable disability evaluation for migraine headaches due to missing medical records.

The Board remands the claims for readjudication due to new and relevant evidence being received.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including anxiety, PTSD, depression, high blood pressure, a stomach condition, both eyes disability, heart condition, and headaches, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors and to perform additional development regarding participation in TERA.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the linear scar on the left side of the head and headaches, residuals of acoustic neuroma (also claimed as migraines), but remanded claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 50 percent prior to January 18, 2024, for major depressive disorder and a compensable rating prior to January 18, 2024, for headaches due to an outstanding duty-to-assist error.

The Board granted an effective date of January 11, 2021, for the award of service connection for migraines.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and related benefits, as no clear and unmistakable error was found in the prior rating decisions and the evidence did not support an earlier effective date.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions began during active service.

The Board remands the claims for increased disability evaluations for generalized anxiety disorder with panic attacks and agoraphobia and migraines to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for acne, hemorrhoids, a lung condition, migraine headaches, and scars from acne due to insufficient evidence of current disabilities or a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, higher ratings, and service connection for various conditions, except for migraine including migraine variants and bilateral pterygium with significant dry eye keratopathy and early senile cataracts which were granted with specific effective dates.

The Board granted service connection for cervical dysplasia and headaches, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a right hip disability.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches and denied earlier effective dates for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA).

The Board remands the claims for further development, including determining whether the Veteran's ship ventured within 12 nautical miles of the Vietnam coast and obtaining additional medical opinions to address the nature and etiology of the claimed conditions.

The appeal for service connection for a back disability was granted, while other issues were remanded. The Veteran's claim for chronic headaches was readjudicated favorably.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection were partially granted, with specific conditions receiving different effective dates.,The Veteran was awarded a total disability rating for PTSD starting October 28, 2020, and service connection for tinnitus, sinusitis, and migraine headaches starting April 1, 2022.