Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection of migraines, to include as secondary to tinnitus, for further development and a more comprehensive medical opinion.

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's headaches.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, migraine headaches, and sleep apnea as there was no evidence of a current disability or that any of these conditions were caused by or incurred in service.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, left knee degenerative arthritis, right knee degenerative arthritis, and lumbosacral strain as secondary to the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder. The Board also granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder from November 8, 2021.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and remanded claims for headaches and sinus condition due to potential toxic exposure during service.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches based on the Veteran's competent and credible lay statements, in-service treatment records, and post-service medical evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for mixed headaches, including tension headaches.

The Veteran's migraines were granted a 30 percent rating from May 4, 2023, but an initial rating in excess of 30 percent was denied. Service connection for various knee and hand disabilities, as well as a back disability, was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent rating for PTSD, insomnia disorder, and TBI with mild neurocognitive disorder, DEA based on permanent and total disability status, and service connection for migraine headaches.

The Board denied service connection for insomnia and headaches/migraines as there was no evidence of a current disability.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including high cholesterol or unspecified hyperlipidemia, tuberculosis (TB), traumatic brain injury, migraines, low back disability, neck disability, and others. The claims were not supported by sufficient evidence of a current disability related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for GERD and a left knee disability, while denying service connection for other conditions. Some issues were remanded for further development.

The appeal was denied for service connection and rating issues related to left upper back/scapular pain, migraine headache, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), and sinusitis.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, insomnia (also claimed as sleep issues), and an initial compensable rating for headaches.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for headaches effective from March 16, 2015.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability, a back condition as secondary to the knee disability, and anxiety. The claim for a compensable rating for migraines was denied, and the claim for a neck condition as secondary to the knee disability was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a heart condition, diagnosed as bradycardia, finding that it was proximately caused by the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and remanded the claims for a right knee condition, left shoulder condition, and hypertension.

The Veteran's migraines were rated at 50 percent effective September 1, 2021, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD and granted service connection for tinnitus, while remanding claims for service connection for various other disabilities.