Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including diabetic neuropathy of the right and left upper and lower extremities, migraine headaches, fatigue, kidney cancer, as well as an earlier effective date and a higher rating for diabetic neuropathy of the right lower extremity.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for eczema, residual scars of eczema, hyperkeratosis, right hand palm, and migraines to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for headaches as secondary to atrial fibrillation and compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C. §1151 for coronary artery disease status post cardiac stent placement and atrial fibrillation due to VA treatment, as there was no additional disability resulting from VA care.

The Veteran's headache condition is granted a 50 percent rating from October 6, 2021, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for service-connected traumatic brain injury and migraine headaches, but denied a revision of the July 13, 2011, rating decision that granted compensation for left shoulder condition at 10 percent disabling based on clear and unmistakable error. The Board also granted an increased disability evaluation to 40 percent for the period on appeal for service-connected traumatic brain injury.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, a respiratory disability, and migraine headaches due to deficiencies in the duty to assist.

The appeal was granted, allowing the direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and additional compensation for a dependent.

The Board remands the claims for an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for headaches and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to inadequate VA examination reports.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for migraines (also claimed as headaches) due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding direct and secondary service connection.

The Board granted service connection for headaches but denied it for sleep apnea and right hand periarticular osteopenia.

The Board granted service connection for hypertensive headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension and an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as anxiety disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a rating higher than 10 percent for hypertension and service connection for headaches.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded certain claims for further development.

The Board granted service connection for headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

All appeals for service connection and effective dates were dismissed by the Veteran's attorney.

The Board granted service connection for headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD).

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia, diabetes mellitus, type II, a kidney disability, an eye disability, bilateral lower extremities peripheral neuropathy, and bilateral upper extremities peripheral neuropathy as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or incurrence related to these conditions. The claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, arthritis, hypertension, headaches, and tinnitus were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and remanded claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, left shoulder, right shoulder, right hip, headaches, persistent depressive disorder, and pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Board granted restoration of a 10 percent disability rating for service-connected posttraumatic headaches, effective from May 17, 2019, and denied increased ratings for both the posttraumatic headaches and PTSD.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for headaches and right knee condition, but remanded other claims for further development.