Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for headaches, back disorder, and bilateral foot disorder as there was no evidence of a current disability during the appeal period. The claim for a bilateral ankle disorder was remanded for further development.

The Board denied an increased rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD, granted a 50 percent rating for headaches, and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for headaches, to include migraines, but denied service connection for skin rash.

The veteran withdrew her appeals regarding decreased disability evaluations for a bilateral foot condition and migraine headaches.

The Board denied service connection for headaches, a compensable disability rating for the right elbow surgical scar, and a higher disability rating for lumbosacral strain. The TDIU claim was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection, except for a 10 percent rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae and a 20 percent rating for bilateral dry eye syndrome.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable evaluation or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.

The Board granted a 100 percent rating for the service-connected PTSD with TBI residuals and a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches, effective July 12, 2017.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability, right and left foot disability, chronic headaches, and hypertension. An initial increased rating of 30 percent was also granted for sinusitis.

The Board granted a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD and major depressive disorder, service connection for sleep apnea, and service connection for headache disorder.

The Board granted service connection for persistent depressive disorder, persistent insomnia disorder, and a recurrent headache disability to include migraine.

The Board denied service connection for Tietze syndrome, a left pectoral tear injury, anemia, and herpes simplex type 1. The initial ratings for various conditions were also denied.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a higher rating for migraines due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for GERD, Barrett's esophagus, hypertension, and tension headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for recurrent pharyngitis, an acquired psychiatric condition (major depressive disorder), tinnitus, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for tension headaches.

The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable disability rating for diarrhea and service connection for a headache disability due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis and remanded the claim for migraines due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The appeal concerning service connection for a rib fracture was dismissed due to the Veteran not timely filing a VA Form 10182 with the July 2022 rating decision appealed herein. The other claims were remanded for further development.

The appeal was dismissed for being untimely, and the claims for service connection for PTSD with bipolar depression and insomnia, a left knee disorder, a right knee disorder, and headaches were denied due to lack of evidence supporting current disabilities or a link to service.

The Board granted service connection for migraines and eye symptoms including bilateral dry eye and pink eye, due to undiagnosed illness. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disability was remanded.