Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for migraine headaches and remanded the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and special monthly compensation based on the loss of use of a creative organ, as these conditions are related to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for headaches as secondary to the service-connected tinnitus and/or psychiatric disorder due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for migraines, sleep apnea, and an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service.

The Veteran's service-connected headaches alone are found to preclude substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU. However, the criteria for SMC housebound rate have not been met.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's migraines, including migraine variants, as secondary to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the evidence is at least in approximate balance regarding whether the Veteran's migraine headaches are etiologically related to her active duty service.

The Board granted an initial disability evaluation of 50 percent for tension headaches and service connection for allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, tinnitus, and migraine headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder. An earlier effective date of March 16, 2021, was also granted for the award of service connection for GERD.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the case.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches was granted, effective November 3, 2021.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of migraine headaches secondary to tinnitus due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension under the PACT Act, a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to November 29, 2021, and an earlier effective date for DEA benefits prior to November 29, 2021.

The Board remands the issue of service connection for migraine headaches to correct a duty to assist error, specifically regarding an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including unspecified depressive disorder, panic disorder and cannabis use disorder, but denied service connection for TBI residuals.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches, as the evidence did not support frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disability, headaches, and bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy based on the Veteran's credible reports of continuous symptoms since service and the nexus to his in-service head trauma.

The Board granted service connection for HPV, vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia and benign fibroepithelial polyp, labia status post excision (secondary to HPV), and a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches from August 22, 2010, to November 1, 2016.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of December 5, 2022 for the grant of a 50 percent disability rating for headaches and denied increased ratings for PTSD, migraine headaches, tonic-clonic seizures or grand mal epilepsy, and special monthly compensation.

The appeal for service connection for multiple conditions was dismissed by the Veteran through his authorized representative.