Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for tension headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) but dismissed the appeal for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, and the claim for a higher level of Special Monthly Compensation is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating for any of the conditions on appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, service connection for anxiety separate from PTSD, and a higher rating for lumbar strain.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board remands the claim for an initial compensable disability rating for headaches due to a need for a new examination that considers the severity of the Veteran's headache disability in the absence of medication and the frequency of headaches that require her to miss school.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral foot disorders, a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss, a compensable disability rating for migraine headache disorder, and a higher 70 percent disability rating for depressive disorder.

The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for anxiety disorder with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a rating of 50 percent for migraines including migraine variants, both effective from October 4, 2018. An earlier effective date for the anxiety disorder was denied, as was a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased rating due to a lack of prior adjudication by the AOJ within the one-year period before the appeal was filed.

The Board granted service connection for a migraine headache disorder but denied service connection for right and left upper extremity disabilities and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The appeal for an effective date prior to September 19, 2023, for the grant of service connection for tension headaches was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election.

The Board denied an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches and denied an earlier effective date prior to March 18, 2022, for the grant of a 30 percent rating.

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

The Board denied service connection for back pain/disc issues, an initial compensable disability rating for unspecified headaches syndrome, and dismissed the claims for service connection for tinnitus and increase evaluation for restless leg syndrome (RLS).

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis, and other claims, finding no evidence supporting the Veteran's conditions or symptoms.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, obesity, and multiple nerve and skin disorders, as well as denied initial compensable ratings for several disabilities.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for migraines but denied an increased rating for the right shoulder disability and service connection for left shoulder disability.

The Board granted a 100 percent rating for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, service connection for Parkinson's disease and headaches secondary to the TBI, and special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance.

The Board granted service connection for a headache disability on a direct basis and confirmed the maximum schedular rating of 60 percent for GERD with IBS, effective from June 28, 2023.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including headaches, bilateral pes planus, erectile dysfunction, and others, as the evidence did not support a conclusion that these disabilities were incurred in or caused by active military service.