Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board denied the claims for an increased rating for tinnitus, service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and remanded several other claims including a higher rating for left ankle sprain and service connections for tension headaches, right index finger laceration residuals, and left hand idiopathic neuropathy.

The Board granted service connection for migraines as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus based on a private medical opinion and evidence of record.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 24, 2009, for the grant of service connection for migraines but denied a compensable rating.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for tension headaches due to inconsistent evidence regarding toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) during the Veteran's service.

The Board granted a 50 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected migraines based on evidence indicating very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression, anxiety, and PTSD, as well as migraines. The asthma claim was remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches was granted, while other claims were withdrawn or remanded.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches and 30 percent for celiac disease, while remanding the issue of a compensable rating for exercise induced urticaria.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether they are proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The appeal seeking service connection for migraines was dismissed by the Veteran's written withdrawal.

The Board denied service connection for ADHD as there was no current disability at the time of the claim and during its pendency. The claim for a headache disorder was remanded for further development.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for migraines, as the Veteran experienced very frequent, prolonged, and completely prostrating migraine attacks that were capable of producing severe economic inadaptability.

The Board granted service connection for migraines and tension headaches, right carpal tunnel syndrome, and left carpal tunnel syndrome. It denied earlier effective dates and initial ratings for various conditions related to the lumbosacral spine and lower extremities.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, erectile dysfunction, a left shoulder condition, and a neck condition, as well as an earlier effective date claim regarding PTSD. The claims for carpal tunnel syndrome and shin splints were denied, while other claims were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for headaches and hypertension as further development is needed to address pre-decisional errors.

The Board remands the claims for further development and examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected traumatic deviated septum status post fractures and to adjudicate a secondary claim for headaches.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling appropriate examinations to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions.

The Board denied service connection for hiatal hernia, erectile dysfunction, and migraines but granted service connection for left hip disability (degenerative arthritis) and earlier effective dates for certain conditions.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's symptoms were related to his military service.