Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for right knee osteoarthritis and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome. The other issues, including service connection for various conditions, were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for a secondary service connection for migraine headaches to obtain an addendum medical opinion.

The appeal pertaining to the issue of entitlement to an initial compensable rating for headaches was dismissed as it was premature and not a final adjudicative action.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the condition is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected unspecified trauma.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus and an increased rating for migraines to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and tension headaches but denied service connection for a lower back condition.

The Board granted a separate compensable rating for insomnia due to tinnitus and service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus, while denying an increased rating for tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for both migraine headaches and a gastrointestinal disorder, finding no credible evidence of in-service exposure to lead-based paint or other toxic substances.

The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for service-connected migraine headaches, the maximum available under the rating criteria. The claim for a TDIU was remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for headaches as new and relevant evidence has been received since the August 2020 rating decision.

The Board remands the claim for a headache disorder to schedule a new medical examination and obtain an appropriate medical opinion.

The Board granted an effective date of June 12, 2012, for the evaluation of migraine headaches at 50 percent disabling.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for his service-connected post traumatic migraine headaches from November 12, 2021, and special monthly compensation at the housebound rate.

The Board granted an effective date of August 10, 2023 for the award of service connection for PTSD with TBI and migraine/tension headaches associated with TBI, but denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted restoration of a 30% rating for headaches effective June 1, 2024, and an initial 50% rating from October 24, 2021.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 1, 2021, for a 30 percent rating of migraines.

The Board denied increased ratings for OSA and tinnitus, remanded issues related to narcolepsy, hearing loss, headaches, and TDIU, and found that the Veteran's current symptoms do not warrant a higher rating.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches, as the Veteran's condition produced very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for initial compensable ratings for migraines and vertigo.