Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The appeal for service connection for a psychiatric disability and headaches is remanded due to incomplete VA treatment records.

The Board granted an initial increase rating from 30 percent to 50 percent for the Veteran's migraine headaches based on evidence showing very frequent, completely prostrating, and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability with radiculopathy, left shoulder condition, residuals of a head injury, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied an initial disability rating higher than 50 percent for migraine headaches, as the Veteran is already receiving the maximum schedular rating and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from March 15, 2002.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for further development and readjudication.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings, and remanded several issues related to the Veteran's disabilities.

The Board denied increased ratings for tension headaches, GERD, lumbosacral strain, erectile dysfunction, and bilateral pes planus, but granted a separate rating of 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis. The appeal was remanded to provide an adequate examination for the right ankle sprain.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating and service connection, as there was no evidence of current disabilities or a nexus to service.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance regarding whether the Veteran's current disability is related to his service.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for migraines as secondary to tinnitus.

The appeal concerning the December 2023 determination of a duty to assist error in the May 2023 initial decision is dismissed.

The Board granted eligibility for the direct payment of fees to the appellant from past due benefits awarded in the portion of a July 2023 rating decision granting higher ratings for epilepsy and migraine headaches, but denied it for lumbar strain and cognitive disorder.

The claims for service connection for sleep apnea, a lumbar spine disorder, and bilateral hearing loss were reopened but denied. The claims for service connection for headaches to include as secondary to tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD are remanded.

The Board denied an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's service-connected migraines, including migraine variants and tension headaches.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), migraine headaches, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the rating decision on appeal.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's lower back pain, while remanding the claim for migraines.

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

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance from June 18, 2019 to October 7, 2022 due to his service-connected conditions requiring regular assistance.

The Board denied the restoration of a 30 percent evaluation for a post-operative bilateral inguinal hernia and granted a 10 percent rating for migraine headaches, while denying increased ratings for other conditions.

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