Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, joint pain, and migraines due to the lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis or a link to service.

The Board granted service connection for a migraine headache disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied service connection for a left foot nerve condition and remanded claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and migraine headaches.

The appeal for increased ratings for tension headaches and hypertension was withdrawn by the veteran, leading to the dismissal of the case.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, as well as effective dates prior to June 23, 2021.

The Board remands the Veteran's increased rating claim for a headache disability to correct a duty to assist error related to medication use in evaluating the severity of the disability.

The Board remands the claims for a higher initial rating for allergic rhinitis and service connection for tension headaches due to deficiencies in the VA examinations.

The Board restored the 30 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected migraine disability and granted a 50 percent evaluation, but no higher.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted a 50 percent rating, and the claim for an initial compensable rating for idiopathic scalp lesions is remanded.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for migraine headaches was dismissed due to the Veteran's concurrent election of AMA review options.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, secondary to PTSD, and remanded the claim for migraine headaches.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection and higher initial ratings for various conditions, including PTSD, shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, migraine headaches, thoracic strain, cervical strain, allergic rhinitis, hemorrhoids, right hand index finger residuals, right wrist residuals, and peripheral neurological involvement.

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for chronic headaches with migraines and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), as the Veteran's symptoms most closely approximate moderate severity.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and migraine headaches, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and chronic sinusitis. The claims for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and gastroesophageal reflux disease were remanded for further development.

The Board granted the Veteran's notice of disagreement and service connection for tinnitus, while remanding claims for headaches, GERD, and a respiratory condition due to potential exposure during Gulf War service.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings, granted a 20 percent rating for left femoral nerve neuralgia, and granted a 50 percent rating prior to October 7, 2022, for adjustment disorder with depressed mood, insomnia disorder and somatic symptom disorder.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for various conditions and readjudication of the character of service due to new evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and migraines have precluded her ability to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since October 9, 2020.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of headaches, secondary to tinnitus, due to missing active-duty military personnel and treatment records, as well as an inadequate VA opinion.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, and lumbar spondylosis and spinal stenosis. However, it granted service connection for migraines due to herbicide exposure prior to August 10, 2022, and an earlier effective date for kidney cancer.