Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during his active duty and have persisted since then.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection for dry eye syndrome, GERD, headache disorder, right hand disorder, left knee disorder, chest pain disorder, and skin disorder, to include dermatitis and/or eczema.

The Board granted an effective date of December 21, 2021, for the award of service connection for migraine headaches and DEA under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 10 percent rating for migraine headaches, finding no evidence of worsening symptoms within the one-year look-back period prior to August 25, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and hypertension, finding that both conditions were proximately related to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a headache disorder as secondary to a service-connected disability due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and granted an initial evaluation of 19 percent, but no higher, for lip strain with scar. The decision also granted a rating in excess of 30 percent disabling for post-traumatic headaches prior to February 21, 2017, and denied a rating in excess of 70 percent disabling for TBI from October 24, 2023.

The Veteran's disability for a headache disorder from November 1, 2020 forward and TBI from February 9, 2015 to February 1, 2016 were granted with assigned ratings of 50 percent and 10 percent respectively.

The Board remands the issues of whether there was clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in prior rating decisions that denied service connection for various conditions, as an SOC has not yet been issued.

The Board granted an effective date of March 31, 2016, for the award of TDIU based on a finding that the Veteran detrimentally relied on misleading VA communications.

The Board denied service connection for a headache disorder as there is no evidence of the condition during the appeal period.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for sleep apnea, a migraine headache disorder, and bilateral tinea pedis as they were not proper appeals under the Appeals Management Act appellate system.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for migraine-headaches but granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a headache disability and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to address deficiencies in the duty to assist, including obtaining medical opinions that consider all theories of entitlement.

The Board granted an effective date of October 18, 2021, for the 50 percent evaluation of migraine headaches.

The Board denied the Veteran's applications to readjudicate previously denied claims for service connection for a traumatic brain injury and migraines, as new and relevant evidence was not received.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a headache condition and peripheral vestibular condition due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches, while denying other claims.

The Board granted a rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches from August 1, 2022, and denied an increased rating in excess of 50 percent for the period prior to that date. The Board also denied an increased rating for sleep apnea but granted TDIU and special monthly compensation based on housebound status.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent disabling for migraine headaches, as the evidence did not support a higher rating.