Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for a headache condition as secondary to hypertension and denied service connection for tenosynovitis.

The Board granted an effective date of January 31, 2018, for the grant of service connection of hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea but denied earlier effective dates for other conditions.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for headache disability to ensure that due process is followed and there is a complete record upon which to decide the claim.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected PTSD with major depressive disorder, and an effective date of July 19, 2016, for the grant of Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) based on housebound criteria.

The Veteran is granted an earlier effective date of November 17, 2015, for the grant of individual unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The rate of payment of VA nonservice-connected pension benefits, effective February 14, 2023, is correct; the claim is denied.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis and remanded claims for gastroesophageal reflux disease, migraine headaches, rhinitis, cervical spine disability, left shoulder disability, and right shoulder disability.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the remaining claims for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that his malignant melanoma, sinusitis, cluster headaches, and cervical degenerative arthritis with radiculopathy do not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating.

The Board granted service connection for migraines, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches have been granted a rating of 50 percent throughout the entire period on appeal, as they are productive of very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that are productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for unspecified headaches due to an inadequate VA medical examination.

The veteran withdrew all appeals for service connection of various conditions, including right ankle strain, chin scar, left hip strain, and others.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability or that any of the claimed disabilities were related to active military service.

The Board granted service connection for tension headaches, but remanded the claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right knee disability, left knee disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, seizure disability, headaches, and lumbar spine disability as secondary to seizure disability due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as the Veteran did not receive timely notice of scheduled VA examinations.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches to correct a duty-to-assist error, specifically to obtain outstanding private treatment records.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for cluster headaches, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea but denied it for a headache disorder.