Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and TDIU is granted.

The Board remands the issue of a compensable rating for tension headaches due to an inadequate explanation in the previous decision regarding how a headache log submitted by the Veteran factored into the decision.

The Board denied service connection for a left ring finger disability, finding no evidence that the Veteran's current left ring finger disability began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board remands the claims for a compensable disability rating for headaches and multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The appeal for service connection for migraine headaches is dismissed as it has been granted at the AOJ for the entire time on appeal. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was denied due to a lack of evidence linking the condition to service.

The Board granted service connection for a disability manifested by headaches and remanded the claim for back pain due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted an effective date of August 22, 2008, for the award of service connection for migraines.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and lumbosacral strain, but denied service connection for a left knee disability.

The appeal was withdrawn by the appellant, and all issues were dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities due to a duty-to-assist error by the AOJ.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, GERD, IBS, a low back disability, left and right hand disabilities, a deviated septum, TBI, and headache condition due to the lack of evidence showing current diagnoses or a link to in-service events.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral foot pain, GERD, and a headache condition to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for low back, neck, right knee, and headaches due to inadequate medical evidence.

The Board remands the claim for a compensable rating of migraine headaches to correct a duty to assist error, specifically to obtain an addendum medical opinion and any outstanding treatment records.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches but denied it for left knee disability.

The appeal regarding the rating reduction for migraines and entitlement to service connection for TBI was dismissed due to an improper concurrent election under the Appeals Modernization Act.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and TBI, denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for migraine headaches, granted an effective date of May 11, 2022, but no earlier, for the award of a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches, and granted individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for a more thorough examination and opinion, as the previous VA examination was found to be inadequate.

The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's service-connected headaches, finding that they more closely approximated characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on average once a month over the last several months.