Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for a headache disability and a lumbar spine disability, finding that the evidence does not support the presence of these conditions during or shortly after service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and initial ratings, finding that the evidence did not support an earlier date of entitlement or a higher rating.

The Board dismissed the appeals for compensation for migraines, PTSD, and service connection for tinnitus due to lack of jurisdiction over deferred rating decisions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for enlarged prostate and urinary frequency, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and migraine headaches.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hand tremors and migraines as the evidence did not support a current disability or a link to service.

The Board denied service connection for nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma, a recurrent psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss, and a recurring headache disability for treatment purposes only under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 17.

The Board remands the claims for a psychiatric disorder, hearing loss, and an initial higher rating in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches to correct duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for migraines from September 22, 2023 and restored the previous 10 percent rating for migraines.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines, finding no evidence that his migraines were caused or aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus and noting that the first objective evidence of a migraine was more than 10 years after service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, finding that the evidence did not support higher disability ratings under applicable criteria.

The appeals for service connection for migraine headaches, hemorrhoids, a respiratory disability, acne, and acne scars were dismissed due to a procedural defect.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, posttraumatic migraines, TBI, tinnitus, and myoclonus, prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim for revision of a June 1985 rating decision that denied a rating higher than 30 percent for psychiatric disability on the basis of clear and unmistakable error, finding the Veteran and his attorney failed to set forth the alleged error with specificity and legal or factual basis. The dismissal is without prejudice to refiling.

The Board granted service connection for a headache disorder and an initial 100 percent disability rating for PTSD, while denying service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea and also granted an initial 40 percent rating for overactive bladder, but denied a higher rating for GERD.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disability, currently diagnosed as mood disorder with anxiety, and denied service connection for acne and acne scars, sinusitis, headaches, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied the Veteran's motion to reverse the November 1999 RO rating decision that denied service connection for a head injury with residual chronic headaches, on the grounds of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board remands the claims for higher ratings and TDIU due to a need for additional development, specifically scheduling VA examinations.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 50 percent for migraine and tension headaches from May 13, 2022, and a 30 percent rating for cervical strain from the same date.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for migraines and remanded the claims for increased ratings for ankle disabilities and special monthly compensation.