Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for GERD and service connection for ulcers, while dismissing the claims for chronic headaches and sleep apnea.

The Board dismissed the appeal regarding the severance of service connection for migraine headaches because the full benefit sought was granted, making further appellate review moot.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including vision disability, bilateral hearing loss, hypercholesterolemia, knee disabilities, low testosterone, migraine, penile condition, sciatic nerve disabilities, and sleep apnea.

The Veteran withdrew all pending claims and appeals, effective February 8, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and migraine headaches, finding that both conditions had their onset during active military service or were due to a service-connected disability.

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's migraine headaches are at least as likely as not due to or aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board granted the restoration of a 30 percent disability rating for service-connected chronic sinusitis and denied the restoration of a 50 percent disability rating for service-connected migraines, as well as other increased ratings.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and increased rating claims.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and migraines as there is no evidence of a current disability, an in-service occurrence of the conditions, or a nexus between the claimed disabilities and active duty.

The Board granted service connection for left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, an acquired psychiatric disability (persistent depressive disorder), and migraine headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left thalamic and brain stem strokes. The claim for a higher initial rating for the stroke was remanded, along with claims for TDIU prior to September 13, 2018, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board granted the reopening of the claim for service connection for migraine headaches based on new and material evidence, but remanded the issue for further development.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for impetigo and denied all other claims for increased ratings.

The Board granted an effective date of January 1, 1995 for the awards of service connection for asthma, lumbosacral strain with lumbar spondylosis, left Achilles tendinitis, tension headaches, and left hip strain.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral flatfoot, and headaches due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted the restoration of a 30 percent rating for migraines due to an improper reduction in the rating, and remanded issues related to service connection for high blood pressure and chronic fatigue syndrome.

The appeal of the finding of a duty to assist (DTA) error during higher-level review (HLR) for an acquired psychiatric disorder and the February 26, 2024 VA letter informing the Veteran that he must use the proper Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) form for readjudication of his claim of entitlement to service connection for sinusitis were dismissed. The appeal of service connection for sinusitis and spine-related paresthesia was denied, while claims for other conditions were remanded.

The Board granted an effective date of December 15, 1997, for the award of service connection for tension headaches and a 50 percent rating for the condition.

The appeal was dismissed due to a claims processing error, as the Veteran's VA Form 10182 did not list issues that had been adjudicated by the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ).

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have resulted in the need for regular aid and attendance, granting special monthly compensation.