Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for entitlement to earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for a right ankle disability, right knee disability, left ankle disability, left knee disability, and lumbosacral disability.

The Board remands the matter for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected migraines, discounting the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board remands the claim for a more adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's migraine, considering his reports of headaches since 1990 and environmental exposures in Kuwait.

The Board remands the claim for a more adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's headaches, to include as secondary to PTSD.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder and physical ailments, as no proper disagreement was filed prior to the December 2023 VA Form 10182.

The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for migraine including migraine variants and denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for irritable bowel syndrome with gastroesophageal reflux disease. The claims for service connection for right knee and lumbar spine disorders were remanded.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for migraines and chronic fatigue syndrome due to a concurrent election of review options.

The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's migraines, effective March 9, 2021.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including anxiety, depression, back pain, erectile dysfunction, and others, as there was no evidence of current diagnoses or symptoms reasonably associated with the disorders claimed.

The Board denied service connection for headaches, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and urinary frequency as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The appeal was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of review options.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches but denied an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for depressive disorder (psychiatric disability) and remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating for individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for migraine headaches and remanded the claims for increased ratings for bilateral hip disabilities and thigh impairments due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the matter for an adequate VA examination to address the Veteran's lay statements and headache log.

The Board granted an effective date of August 10, 2022, for the grant of service connection for migraines based on the PACT Act.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for migraines and a 70 percent rating for depressive disorder, based on the severity of the Veteran's symptoms.

The Board dismissed the appeal for a 50 percent rating for migraines prior to January 20, 2021, as it cannot review an implementing RO decision.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for a seizure disorder, vertigo, and traumatic brain injury as there is no evidence of these conditions during or shortly after service. The claims for bladder incontinence, migraine headaches, and right thumb pain were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and denied service connection for various other conditions, including allergies/rhinitis, right hip joint pain inflammation - range of motion condition, left lower extremity radiates / chronic foot peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity radiates / chronic foot peripheral neuropathy, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, migraine / tension headaches, traumatic brain injury (TBI), sinusitis, sleep apnea, and right foot inversion. The Board remanded several claims for further development.

The Board granted service connection for headaches as a residual of a head injury, but remanded the claims for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), type II diabetes mellitus (diabetes), hypertension, and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to May 10, 2022.