Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD prior to August 7, 2019, and the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent from that date was denied. The TDIU claim was also denied.

The Board remands the claim for a higher rating for migraines due to an inadequate VA examination and private provider opinion.

The Board remands the claims for further development and to obtain additional evidence, including medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for back condition, eye (vision), left knee condition, right knee condition, acquired psychiatric disorder, neck condition, and tension headaches due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The appeal for service connection for various conditions was dismissed as untimely because the Veteran did not timely file a VA Form 10182 within one year of the May 2021 rating decision, and good cause has not been shown.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and higher ratings for various disabilities, including post-traumatic headaches, scarring on the head, left ankle strain, PTSD with TBI, and other conditions.

The Board dismissed the appeal for seeking concurrent and duplicate review of the rating decision, which is not allowed under the modernized review system.

The Board granted an increased disability rating of 50 percent for tension headaches with migraine headaches from December 28, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and a 70 percent disability rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable rating for migraines and service connection for sleep apnea, sinusitis, and rhinitis due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the matter to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error by collecting all relevant medical treatment records from Landmark Dentistry and the VAMCs in Salisbury and South Charlotte.

The Board denied the veteran's appeals for restoration of ratings and higher ratings for various conditions, as well as earlier effective dates for certain ratings.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for migraines and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for lumbosacral strain, as the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the applicable criteria.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including left ankle, right ankle, right knee, left knee, right shoulder, left shoulder, back, headaches (including migraines), sinus condition, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depression, and anxiety.

The Board granted service connection for a neck disability, radiculopathy of the bilateral upper extremities, migraine headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, while denying service connection for a bilateral elbow condition and a bladder condition. The Board also granted ratings in excess of 10 percent for limitation of flexion of the right knee from March 16, 2021, and separate 20 percent ratings for meniscus conditions of both knees.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection claims, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review this appeal.

The Board denied service connection for asbestosis, headaches, right ear hearing loss, tinnitus, and a low back disability. The claim for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss was also remanded.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for migraine headaches beginning October 4, 2022, but denied a compensable rating prior to that date.

The Board granted service connection for chronic migraines but denied service connection for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for headaches as they are rated and compensated as part of the already service-connected migraines and TBI.