Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for migraine headaches, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for service-connected acne and remanded claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, headaches and migraines, a right knee disability, and a left knee disability.

The Board remands the claims for readjudication with the appropriate laws and regulations regarding fraud under 38 C.F.R. § 3.1(aa)(2).

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis, as there is no current diagnosis of the condition. The claims for migraine headaches and rhinitis were remanded for further development.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for headaches, PTSD, a heart condition, and joint pains.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from April 4, 2024.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral knee strain with joint osteoarthritis, granted an initial 10 percent rating for hypertension and chronic cough, and remanded claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and migraine headaches.

The Board remands the claims for a compensable rating for migraine headache disability and TDIU due to unresolved issues that require further development.

The Board granted presumptive service connection for bronchitis and an earlier effective date of July 8, 2021 for a 10 percent disability rating for right hip strain with trochanteric pain syndrome and trochanteric bursitis to include limited flexion. Other claims were denied.

The Veteran's effective date for the grant of a separate 50 percent rating for recurrent posttraumatic headaches was granted as of October 22, 2020.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for headaches and an increased rating for cervical strain residuals, as well as denied an earlier effective date for a 10 percent rating for TMJS.

The claim for service connection for a stroke was dismissed as the Veteran had already been granted service connection for it in an April 2024 rating decision.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability and a recurrent headache disability to allow for further development of the record.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and headaches, and remanded the claims for diarrhea and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection and a compensable rating for various conditions, including asthma, sinusitis, hypertension, left hip disability, sciatic left lower extremity, right hip disability, right knee disability, and migraine headaches.

The Board granted an effective date of July 2, 2021 for a 70 percent rating for insomnia disorder and denied an earlier effective date for the same condition. The Board also denied an earlier effective date for a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches.

The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for headaches and denied a separate initial rating for traumatic brain injury.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding no evidence to support higher ratings or a link between her current conditions and military service.

The appeal for service connection for migraines was granted, while the claims for bruxism and earlier effective dates were denied. The appeal for depression was dismissed, but an initial rating of 30 percent disabled for vertigo was granted.

The Board granted service connection for a headache disability and denied an initial compensable rating for traumatic brain injury (TBI), while remanding the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability.