Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for migraines and denied it for pseudofolliculitis barbae. The other issues, including hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and effective dates, were remanded.

The appeal for an increased disability rating for migraine headaches was dismissed by the Veteran. The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder condition due to lack of evidence linking it to in-service events.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and bilateral pes planus, but denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), left shoulder strain, left elbow strain, low back disability, right hand disability, left hand disability, right knee strain, and left knee strain.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, back pain, dizziness, headaches, and hypertension, as well as a higher rating for tinnitus.

The Board granted an effective date of July 17, 2019, for the grant of a 50 percent evaluation for migraine including migraine variants.

The Board granted service connection for headaches, finding that the Veteran's current headache disability is related to his in-service exposure to sand, dust, pollution, and other airborne particles while serving in Southwest Asia.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.

The Veteran's service-connected headache disability alone renders her unable to secure substantially gainful employment, qualifying her for special monthly compensation based on housebound status.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, headaches, shoulder disorders, ankle disorders, hip disorders, lumbar disorder, and lower extremity radiculopathy, to obtain additional medical opinions.

The appeal for service connection for cluster headaches as secondary to PTSD was withdrawn by the appellant and is therefore dismissed.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for sinusitis and migraines as there is no case or controversy to decide, since both conditions were granted prior to the issuance of a Board decision.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and migraine headaches due to the need for a VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea secondary to diabetes mellitus, an initial evaluation of 30 percent for adjustment disorder with depressed mood, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), while denying a compensable initial evaluation for headaches.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's migraine headaches, finding that they are productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and remanded the claims for hypertension and migraine headaches due to inadequate medical opinions.

All claims for service connection and effective date were dismissed due to lack of new evidence or legal basis.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and ratings, granted a 30 percent rating for dizziness, and remanded several claims.

The Board denied a disability rating higher than 10 percent for cervical strain and remanded claims for migraine headaches and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for the Veteran's migraine headaches as they did not meet the criteria for a 10 percent rating.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including eye disability, foot pain, stomach disability, bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, and non-compensable ratings for post traumatic headaches, right lower extremity scars, tympanic membrane perforation, right knee tendinopathy, and lumbosacral strain.