Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board denied increased ratings for TMJ dysfunction with arthritis, cervical strain (neck disability), lumbar intervertebral disc syndrome with arthritis, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, tension headaches, and left thigh impairment. However, a 20 percent rating was granted for left lower radiculopathy involving the sciatic nerve.

The Board denied service connection for acne, a bladder disorder, and a headache disorder as they are not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis under the PACT Act and remanded other claims for further development.

The appeals for service connection for migraine headaches, PTSD, tinnitus, visual impairment, and inguinal hernia were dismissed due to a violation of the modernized review system rules.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for headaches, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), lumbar spine disability, left shoulder strain disability, right ankle disability, and right wrist disability for additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and migraine headaches due to insufficient medical evidence.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and a low back condition, restored the 30 percent rating for right knee patellofemoral syndrome with Baker's cyst disability, and remanded several other claims.

The Board granted service connection for tension headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress and chronic sinusitis.

The appeal regarding service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and migraine headaches was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his request.

The Veteran was granted an initial 50 percent rating for migraine headaches and a 70 percent rating for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, chronic, effective from the dates of service connection.

The Board denied service connection for insomnia, finding it to be a symptom of the Veteran's non-service-connected psychiatric disorder. The claim for headaches was remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, increased ratings, and TDIU, but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability beginning September 29, 2023.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of headaches to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted an increased rating of 70 percent for major depressive disorder (MDD), recurrent, with unspecified anxiety disorder and alcohol use disorder from February 27, 2023, but denied a higher rating. The service connection for mixed anxiety disorder was dismissed.

The Board denied an initial rating higher than 10 percent for tinnitus and remanded the claim for service connection for unspecified headaches, to include as secondary to tinnitus.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of migraine headaches to obtain additional evidence and a medical examination.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's current condition is causally related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for liver disability, remanded the claims for PTSD and migraines for further development.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 4, 2017, for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea but denied an earlier effective date prior to September 9, 2019, for service connection for migraine tension headaches.