Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining a copy of a letter from the Veteran's VA primary care physician about his headaches and scheduling an examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current disability of the right hip.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right knee disability, lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, migraines, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus to obtain additional evidence.

The Board granted service connection for left knee and right knee disabilities, as well as a bilateral foot condition by way of aggravation. Migraine headaches were denied.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for migraine headaches, effective January 30, 2019, as the Veteran's functional impairment approximated characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on an average once a month over last several months prior to February 27, 2020.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 21, 2021, for the grant of service connection for headaches and recurrent acute sinusitis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for ulcerative colitis, hemorrhoids, and a headache disability to correct pre-decisional errors in VA's duty to assist.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for migraine headaches and an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for migraine headaches due to inadequate examination opinions.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches based on a current diagnosis and evidence of treatment in service.

The Board remands the claims for a compensable evaluation for tension headaches, service connection for backache and neck pain due to additional development needed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a low back disability, cervical spine disability, and migraine headaches due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to allow for the acquisition of additional evidence, including the Veteran's service treatment records.

The Board granted a disability rating of 50 percent for migraines from January 28, 2021, to October 13, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral metatarsalgia, plantar fasciitis, tinea pedis, right knee ACL repair with degenerative arthritis, and a 50 percent evaluation for migraine headaches.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board dismissed all service connection claims.

The appeal for a compensable evaluation for migraine headaches was dismissed due to the Veteran's failure to provide timely clarification regarding the docket he wished to elect.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for migraine headaches but denied an effective date prior to June 18, 2019, for the grant of service connection for migraine headaches.

The Board denied service connection for chronic granulomatous disease, costochondritis, right knee pain, migraine headaches, obstructive sleep apnea, and anxiety disability. The Board remanded the claims for a compensable evaluation for allergic rhinitis and service connection for bronchitis.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for headaches to develop evidence related to Agent Orange exposure under the PACT Act.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining private medical records relevant to the Veteran's claims.

The Board denied a compensable rating for post-concussion headache and remanded the claims for service connection for right ankle, right shoulder, and right knee disabilities.