Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and remanded claims for headaches, left knee, right knee, and left shoulder disabilities.

The appeal for service connection for psychosis or unspecified anxiety disorder for the purpose of establishing eligibility for treatment only pursuant to 38 U.S.C. Chapter 17 was dismissed, while other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for fibromyalgia, peripheral neuropathy of all radicular groups of the bilateral upper extremities, and cervical strain with an effective date of July 17, 2021. The claim for migraines was remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for shortness of breath, an eye disability, PTSD, anxiety as secondary to PTSD, and migraine as secondary to anxiety.

The Board denied the claims for revision of CUE in the December 2015 rating decision and granted service connection for peripheral vestibular disorder as secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Board granted restoration of a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's back disability and denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for acid reflux, as well as higher ratings for left and right femoral nerve radiculopathy. The Board also remanded several service connection claims.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's current headache disability had its onset in service.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for migraine headaches for the entire period on appeal, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted an effective date of September 16, 2016 for service connection for migraine headaches and traumatic brain injury (TBI), but denied an earlier effective date for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood. The appeals for higher ratings were dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various neurological conditions, as additional medical evidence is needed to determine if these conditions are related to or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.

The appeal for service connection for headaches was withdrawn by the appellant before a decision was made.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of July 2, 2014, for service connection for sleep apnea, migraine headaches, maxillary sinusitis, and asthma.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for headache disability as there was no evidence of a nexus between the current headache disability and in-service treatment, and no credible evidence of continuity of symptomatology.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbosacral strain, left and right shoulder acromioclavicular joint separations, and migraine headaches. Atrial fibrillation and a left foot condition were denied.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied earlier effective dates for right hand fracture, little finger and deviated nasal septum with allergic rhinitis. Other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for an increased disability rating for residuals of kidney cancer and service-connection for headaches for further development.

The Board remands the claims for initial compensable ratings for a left finger fracture, GERD, migraines, and urinary frequency due to the VA's failure to assist by rescheduling the Veteran for VA examinations after his address was updated.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the assignment of 30 percent disabling for migraine headaches was denied, and the claim for service connection for hypertension was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for migraine headaches, insomnia, an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for sleep apnea, and an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD.

The Board denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate prior to May 1, 2017.