Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for migraines and a higher rating for other trauma- and stressor-related disorder, finding that the evidence did not support an earlier effective date or a higher rating.

The Board granted an earlier effective date and a higher rating of 100 percent for the Veteran's service-connected MDD, recurrent - severe with anxious distress and alcohol use disorder, effective November 2, 2020. The claims for OSA, ED, hypertension, and migraine headaches were remanded.

The appeal for service connection for chronic constipation was dismissed due to untimely filing, while the claim for migraines was remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, hearing loss, TBI, headaches, heart disease, left and right foot disorders, and a higher disability rating for the gunshot wound through-and-through scar residuals -abdomen, with muscle group XIX involvement.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, peripheral vestibular disorder, bilateral hearing loss, cardiovascular disease, including hypertension, and bilateral cataracts. However, it granted a 10 percent disability rating for TBI and a 70 percent disability rating for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, effective from August 21, 2020.

The Board denied service connection for back pain, headaches, bilateral knee pain, right hand numbness, painful joints in the right wrist, and a right shoulder condition as there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for headaches and broken-jaw residuals for additional development, including obtaining outstanding treatment records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for right shoulder instability, limitation of motion associated with right shoulder glenohumeral arthrosis, and TDIU prior to July 11, 2013, due to insufficient evidence regarding range of motion measurements and other factors.

The Board granted service connection for a right shoulder disability and an initial rating of 10 percent, but no higher, for migraines.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of migraines, finding that August 16, 2022, was the earliest date entitlement arose.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the evidence supports a diagnosis of this condition within the first post-service year.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection for a headache disability, as the evidence did not support an earlier date of entitlement or the presence of a headache condition.

The Board granted service connection for GERD, IBS, migraines, and bilateral plantar fasciitis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings for a headache disability, allergic rhinitis, and sinusitis due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, carpal tunnel syndrome, left upper extremity, a back disorder, and an initial rating greater than 10 percent for a right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain with laxity. However, it granted a 60 percent rating for dermographism with manifestations of chronic cholinergic urticaria from November 29, 2018, and a 50 percent initial rating for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, a headache disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or caused by the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for various conditions, including chronic thoracolumbar strain, radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities, traumatic brain injury with vertigo, and others.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches based on the presumption of chronic disease, but remanded claims for a neck condition and right knee condition for further development.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for headaches, granted a 30% rating for headaches, and denied a higher rating for PTSD. The TDIU claim was dismissed.

The Board granted initial disability ratings of 70 percent for PTSD, 50 percent for a headache disorder, and 20 percent for erectile dysfunction.