Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for vestibular migraines and residuals of basal cell carcinomas, and assigned a 60 percent rating from February 23, 2024, for the left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent disability rating for the Veteran's migraines, resolving any reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and denied other claims, including increased ratings for prostate cancer status post prostatectomy with urinary frequency and incontinence, hypertension, robotic prostatectomy with surgical scars, earlier effective dates for service connection, and remanded claims for service connection of migraines and GERD.

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

The Board denied service connection for bilateral tinnitus and remanded the claim for further development regarding the Veteran's migraine headaches.

The Board remands the claim for a new examination with medical opinion that adequately considers the Veteran's lay statements regarding the nature and onset of his headache symptoms, VA treatment records showing a chronic headache disability, and the July 2022 private medical opinion.

The Veteran's migraine headache disability is rated at 50 percent, effective July 31, 2023.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and remanded the issue of a rating for tension headaches.

The veteran withdrew the appeals for increased ratings and service connection for various conditions.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected migraine condition and denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for vertigo and headaches to obtain new VA medical opinions that address whether the Veteran's conditions are caused or aggravated by his service-connected hypertension, as well as direct etiological opinions.

The Board granted an initial rating of 40 percent for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), effective September 22, 2010, and denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected migraine headaches.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to allow VA to obtain additional evidence, including private treatment records and line of duty determinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a headache disability and sleep disability due to insufficient evidence linking these conditions to his military service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, secondary to service-connected tinnitus on a causation basis.

The Board remands the claim for a retrospective medical opinion to determine the severity of the Veteran's migraines from January 27, 2023.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, remanded the claims for tinea pedis and headaches due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus and migraines, including as secondary to tinnitus, due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's current disability had onset during active military service.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for migraine headaches, as the Veteran's headache symptomology is best approximated by characteristic prostrating attacks occurring an average of once a month over the last several months.