Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a chronic headaches condition and obstructive sleep apnea to obtain additional evidence and an adequate medical opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection awards, finding that the appropriate effective date was May 4, 1998, when he first filed a claim specifically for a back disability.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and headache disability on a direct basis, as the evidence did not support that these conditions were incurred in or caused by the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a need for additional development, including verification of toxic exposure risk activities and obtaining medical opinions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a headache disability to ensure compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not cause the level of impairment required for a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction, headaches, and SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board granted service connection for atypical meningioma and tension headaches as secondary to the atypical meningioma, but denied a higher initial disability rating for cervical spine degenerative joint and disc disease with strain and a compensable disability rating for hypothyroidism.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for migraine headaches, finding no basis to support these requests.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for primary cutaneous B-Cell lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin's disease and other conditions to correct a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, finding that June 15, 2017, was the appropriate date for service connection for PTSD; alcohol use disorder; and major depressive disorder, moderate, with psychotic features; bilateral hearing loss; tinnitus; and April 12, 2018, for migraine headaches.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for the Veteran's GAD with unspecified sleep-wake disorder, finding that his symptoms resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board granted restoration of a 70 percent rating for PTSD from March 1, 2021, and an evaluation of 30 percent effective April 21, 2006, and 50 percent effective January 15, 2015, for migraines.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches was granted an effective date of November 23, 2020, and a rating of 10 percent was assigned as of May 25, 2021.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for tension headaches due to a duty to assist error.

The Board restored the Veteran's 70 percent rating for insomnia disorder, effective April 1, 2024. The appeal to establish service connection for various conditions was denied or dismissed.

The Board granted an effective date of February 29, 2024, for the award of increased ratings for cervical strain, right shoulder strain, bilateral pes planus with bilateral metatarsalgia, left knee strain, and common headaches.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for diabetes, erectile dysfunction, sleep apnea, and migraine, all claimed as secondary to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 14, 2023, for the award of service connection for a headache disorder.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection claims.