Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board denied an increased rating for migraines and anxiety disorder, finding the current ratings appropriate based on the evidence of record.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for headaches, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review this claim.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for vestibular migraines and a 30 percent rating for right carpal tunnel syndrome, but denied a compensable rating for rhinitis.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches and other disabilities have been found to be severe enough to warrant a total disability rating based on individual unemployability, with a 50 percent rating assigned for the migraine headaches.

The veteran has withdrawn the appeal for claims related to migraines, sinusitis, and pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction, left foot peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve, and hypertension, effective from November 2, 2022. Other claims were denied.

The Board denied service connection for migraines as the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's current condition began during active service or was related to an in-service injury.

The Board denied service connection for 'burn ban' and granted an effective date of May 12, 2020, but no earlier, for the award of service connection for coccydynia. The Board also denied various rating claims.

The Board denied service connection for a right-hand condition, anxiety, and migraine (headaches) and assigned noncompensable ratings for the Veteran's left hand disability. The issues of entitlement to service connection for a right elbow condition, right shoulder condition, burn scar(s), low back condition, and TDIU were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to pre-decisional errors in not verifying periods of active duty, active duty for training, and inactive duty for training with various reserve units and in obtaining adequate medical examinations.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and psychiatric disability, diagnosed as PTSD, both related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied service connection for an anxiety condition, inappropriate sinus tachycardia with vasovagal syncope, and a migraine disability based on the lack of evidence supporting a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty.

The Board denied service connection for a headache disability because the Veteran does not have a qualifying current disability or symptoms that cause functional impairment.

The Veteran withdrew all pending claims and appeals, resulting in the dismissal of these matters.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's migraines are caused by her service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The appeal for service connection for migraines was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for insomnia, migraine headaches, and a neck disability for further development of evidence.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for sinusitis is granted pursuant to the PACT Act. Other claims are remanded.

The veteran withdrew her appeals for service connection and increased ratings, resulting in the dismissal of all issues.

The appellant is eligible for the direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded from a November 15, 2023 rating decision that increased ratings for right upper extremity ulnar nerve impingement and migraine headache disabilities.