Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Veteran was granted increased disability ratings for adjustment disorder with anxiety, depression, and insomnia from August 11, 2020 to July 28, 2021, and service connection for tinnitus, headaches, and bilateral shoulder tendinosis. Erectile dysfunction was denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a neck disability due to the lack of evidence showing a current diagnosis or functional impairment during the appeal period. The claim for a headache disability was remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a gastrointestinal disability, to include GERD, due to the lack of evidence showing a current diagnosis. The claim was remanded for further development regarding chronic headaches.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings, as no new and material evidence was received prior to April 27, 2022.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including an acquired psychiatric disability, rectal bleeding, erectile dysfunction, a gastrointestinal disability, and headache disability. The denial was based on the lack of probative evidence supporting a current disability or a link to active military service.

The Board denied service connection for depression, and remanded the claims for sinusitis and migraines due to an inextricably intertwined issue regarding the character of discharge from service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased rating due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The veteran withdrew her appeal, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review the claims.

The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea but denied a compensable rating for cervicogenic headaches. The claims for service connection for a gastrointestinal disability and cervical strain were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and headaches, as there was no evidence of a current disability. The claims for left foot condition, depression, and right shoulder condition were remanded for further development.

The Veteran's migraine variants (previously rated as headaches) were granted a disability rating of 50 percent from August 10, 2022.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for migraines to obtain an addendum medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's tinnitus aggravated his migraines.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for headaches to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the November 2023 rating decision on appeal.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, gastroesophageal reflux disorder, a left foot disorder, migraines, and a right wrist disorder due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for bilateral hearing loss and a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus. The claims for service connection for various disabilities, including psychiatric conditions, lumbosacral spine disability, sleep apnea, pulmonary disease, esophageal issues, ulcers, intestinal problems, thyroid disorders, vertigo, headaches, TDIU, and special monthly compensation were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and gastrointestinal reflux disease, but denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, epistaxis, sinusitis, diabetic right foot with fifth toe removal, and diabetic left foot with fifth toe removal. The decision also denied a compensable rating for migraine headaches.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of a 50 percent evaluation for migraine headaches, finding no basis for an effective date prior to August 9, 2023.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, remanding some issues for further development.

The case is remanded to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error related to the evaluation of the Veteran's migraine headaches, specifically regarding the ameliorative effects of her medication.

The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable rating for tension headaches, service connection for a skin condition, asthma, a disability other than asthma manifested by difficulty breathing through the nose (sinusitis), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and a disability manifested by fatigue due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.