Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a right knee disability and related conditions, to ensure proper development of the record.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for headache disability, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and diabetes mellitus type II to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board denied service connection for migraine headaches as the evidence did not support a causal link between the Veteran's in-service head injury or petroleum exposure and his current migraines.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable evaluation for allergic rhinitis and tension headaches from October 25, 2023, to October 9, 2024.

The Board granted service connection for headaches, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral athlete's foot. The claims for right ankle pain, left ankle pain, foot pain, left knee pain, right knee pain, initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left hip strain with limitation of flexion, initial compensable rating for left hip strain with limitation of extension, and initial compensable rating for left hip strain with thigh impairment were denied. The claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was remanded.

The Board dismissed all appeals seeking service connection for various conditions, as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a scheduled hearing.

The appeal of the issue of entitlement to service connection for GERD was dismissed, while the claim for migraine headaches was granted. Other issues were remanded for further examination.

The appeals for an increased rating for service-connected migraine headaches and service connection for a lumbosacral spine strain have been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claims for migraines, chronic otitis externa, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied service connection for migraine headaches as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis or persistent symptoms during the pendency of the claim.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for common headaches to obtain a more adequate medical opinion regarding whether the condition was aggravated by service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for headaches as secondary to tinnitus due to an inadequate VA examination and a need for additional medical opinion.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a headache disorder to correct a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error under the PACT Act.

The appeal for service connection for right elbow paresthesia impingement, fibromyalgia, migraine headaches, and irritable bowel syndrome has been withdrawn by the appellant.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for service connection for headache disorder, sinusitis, obstructive sleep apnea, COPD, colon cancer, and lung cancer were remanded for further development.

The Board restored the 50 percent rating for service-connected migraines, effective January 1, 2024, as the evidence did not show improvement in the Veteran's migraines under ordinary conditions of life and work. The appeal regarding DEA based on permanent and total disability status was dismissed as moot.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for meningioma (claimed as headaches) and chronic migraine headaches due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and the need for an adequate VA examination.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claim for service connection for migraines, as additional evidence and medical opinions are needed to properly adjudicate the claim.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hemorrhoids and herpes were granted with an effective date of May 17, 2007. Claims for earlier effective dates for other conditions were denied.

The Board remands the claim for a new examination to address the theories of service connection, including direct and secondary causation.