Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for deviated septum status post septoplasty is dismissed as moot. The initial ratings higher than 20 percent for cervical strain, 20 percent for lumbosacral strain, and 10 percent for left wrist, right index finger, and right long finger strains are denied. An initial compensable rating for headaches is also denied.

The Board denied service connection for headaches, a right hip disorder, a left hip disorder, a back disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression and anxiety, as there is no evidence of current disabilities or in-service incurrence.

The appeal has been withdrawn by the Veteran's authorized representative and is dismissed.

The Veteran's service-connected migraines and left hand scar preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment, granting a TDIU beginning August 28, 2024.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including psychiatric conditions and physical issues, due to incomplete records from the Social Security Administration (SSA).

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for migraine headaches, finding that the evidence did not support an initial rating in excess of 30 percent.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for all conditions, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review it.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder disability and migraine headaches as the evidence did not support an onset in service or a relationship to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, finding no evidence of a causal relationship between the current disability and an in-service injury.

The Board denied an increased rating for the service-connected migraine headaches and lumbosacral strain with arthritis, as the evidence did not support a higher disability rating.

The appeal for service connection for headaches was dismissed, while the claims for service connection for left and right foot disabilities were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating greater than 10 percent for migraine headaches as the evidence did not show characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on an average of once a month over the past several months.

The Board denied service connection for tarsal tunnel syndrome of the left and right lower extremities, bilateral feet disorder, hypertension, bladder disorder, and headache syndrome. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and dismissed the claim for service connection for migraines.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and denied service connection for a headache disability, to include migraines, and a right hamstring disability.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 3, 2020 for the grant of an increased 50 percent disability rating for migraines and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for migraines, as the evidence did not show very frequent, completely prostrating, and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board denied service connection for a sleep disorder and a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee tendinosis status post partial ACL tear, but remanded the claim for service connection for a migraine headache disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating and a higher rating for service-connected headaches, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for increased ratings.

The Board denied an increased rating for tinnitus and granted higher ratings for the low back disability, right and left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy.