Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection of migraines as secondary to insomnia due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for migraines and denied the claim for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for eczema of the hands, a psychiatric disorder, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder were remanded for further development.

The Board denied separate compensable ratings for a seizure disorder and migraine headaches associated with the Veteran's service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI) residuals.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for migraines, and the Board has no further jurisdiction to review this issue.

The Board granted a September 14, 2021, effective date for a 50 percent rating for headaches based on the Veteran's lay statement and medical records showing frequent prostrating attacks.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for migraines, hypertension, and atrial fibrillation, as well as a compensable rating for hypertension.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for headaches and remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus and bilateral plantar fasciitis due to a duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for chronic migraine headaches and a left wrist condition, but denied an initial compensable rating for constipation and hemorrhoids.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for migraines was granted, and an effective date of October 26, 2021, was assigned for the increased rating. The Veteran is also entitled to DEA as of this date.

The Board denied service connection for headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder (generalized anxiety with insomnia features), and diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities. The effective date for these conditions was set to October 2, 2023.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines due to a concurrent election of review under different lanes.

The Board denied service connection for leishmaniasis and COPD, while remanding claims for sleep apnea, bilateral elbow disability, left shoulder disability, and chronic headaches.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for headaches associated with zygomatic fracture residuals effective August 17, 2017, but denied earlier effective dates and higher ratings for other conditions.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral pes planus was dismissed, and an earlier effective date of July 3, 2023, was granted for the increased rating of migraine headaches.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and a back disability (lumbosacral strain) but remanded the claim for a bilateral foot condition.

The Board is remanding the claim for an examination to determine the current severity of the service-connected headaches and to provide a retrospective opinion regarding the Veteran's headache severity since 2005.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's lumbar spine, right hip strain, and right lower extremity paresthesias disabilities but granted a separate rating of 10 percent for painful motion on right hip extension. The Board also remanded service connection claims for obstructive sleep apnea and migraine disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for insomnia, migraine headaches, and depression as further development is needed.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for tension headaches from December 9, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for migraines, finding new and relevant evidence that the Veteran's migraines were caused by a service-connected disability.