Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board remands the case for a new VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's tension headaches in the absence of medication.

The Board remands the case to correct a due process issue related to the Veteran's request for revision of the September 2014 rating decision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board remands the claim for service connection of migraines, to include as secondary to tinnitus, for a VA examination that addresses both causation and aggravation.

The Board denied service connection for hand rash, vision loss based on refractive error, and lumbar spine disability, among other conditions. A separate 10 percent rating was granted for right knee limitation of extension.

The Veteran's bilateral dry eye syndrome was granted a 20 percent evaluation, while the claims for an initial disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent for residuals, right ankle fracture and for headaches were denied. The claim for an initial compensable evaluation for herpes simplex myelitis zoster was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve as secondary to the service-connected thoracic strain with thoracolumbar degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease but denied service connection for a neck disability and remanded the claim for tension headaches.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a relationship to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches as there is no evidence of a current disability related to service.

The Board denied service connection for depression and anxiety, but remanded claims for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), headaches, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and asthma due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board granted a 50 percent disability rating for the Veteran's tension headaches based on very frequent prostrating and prolonged headache attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for hypertension, migraine headaches, bilateral pes planus, and thoracolumbar spine disability due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement.

The appeal concerning the issue of entitlement to service connection for headaches was dismissed due to a failure to timely file a VA Form 10182.

The Board granted a 50 percent disability rating for the Veteran's tension headaches based on very frequent prostrating and prolonged headache attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's GERD and migraine headaches were granted service connection, while ratings in excess of 10% for knee conditions and shin splints were denied. The Board also remanded several other claims for further development.

The Board granted initial ratings of 50 percent for migraines, including migraine variants, and 70 percent for persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress.

The appeal concerning the issues of entitlement to service connection for left and right ankle conditions, as well as increased ratings for erectile dysfunction, restless leg syndrome of the right and left lower extremities, migraine headaches, and somatic symptom disorder is dismissed.

The veteran withdrew all appeals before the Board, and the appeal is dismissed.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection of headaches and the hearing scheduled before the Veterans Law Judge.

The Board denied an effective date earlier than April 15, 2022 for a 50 percent rating for tension and migraine headaches.