Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for gout, sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, a headache disorder, and hypertension to correct a duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for headaches as secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected tinnitus.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for migraines to correct a predecisional duty to assist error, requiring an examination and medical opinion on the nature and etiology of the condition.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for vestibular migraines and an earlier effective date prior to May 28, 2020 for the assignment of a 50 percent rating.

The Board remands the claims for a low back disorder and headaches to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a higher rating for sinus headaches to correct duty-to-assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the respective rating decisions on appeal.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for sinusitis, bilateral hearing loss, headaches, and an initial compensable disability rating for non-allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected headaches were granted a rating of 50 percent from March 26, 2013, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The appeal of service connection for headaches was dismissed due to the Veteran not submitting his claim on the correct form.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a headache disability and obstructive sleep apnea for further development, including obtaining addendum opinions.

The appeal was dismissed for untimeliness, and service connection claims were denied or remanded based on the evidence of record.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's low back condition, cervical spine degenerative changes, and PTSD with TBI, but granted a 10 percent rating for post-traumatic headaches. The Board also remanded service connection for a bilateral foot condition.

The Board denied service connection for right knee joint pain, and remanded claims for an acquired psychiatric disability, a back strain, and migraines.

The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for tension headaches, effective June 14, 2022, and service connection for a bilateral eye disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, higher ratings for PTSD, and service connection for various conditions, while remanding several service connection claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for headaches and remanded the claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction.

The Board granted a 10 percent initial rating for migraine headaches, effective May 19, 2021, and remanded the issue of entitlement to an initial rating higher than 10 percent.