Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board granted a higher disability rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's migraine headaches, as the evidence demonstrated that her headache disability was productive of very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks with severe economic inadaptability.

The Board remands all claims for service connection due to the Veteran's failure to attend scheduled VA examinations, necessitating medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for headaches, depression, cervical cancer, a right knee condition, and a left knee condition due to missing service treatment records and personnel files.

The Board granted service connection for a low back condition and denied initial compensable ratings for migraine, maxillary sinusitis, and irritable bowel syndrome.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as there was no evidence of a current disability that warranted higher ratings or service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, finding no evidence of a current disability and noting that the Veteran's headache complaints were not consistent with his service treatment records.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to unverified periods of active duty and missing service treatment records.

The appeal for service connection for asthma and headaches was dismissed as it was not timely filed.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of August 21, 2009 for service connection for a TBI with residuals and its associated conditions: migraines, loss of taste, loss of smell, and tinnitus.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include PTSD and depression, and tension headaches due to a duty to assist error.

The claims for increased ratings and secondary service connection are being remanded to correct a duty-to-assist error.

The Veteran's migraine headaches were granted a 30 percent rating effective November 17, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disability and cervicogenic headaches, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to an in-service football injury.

The Veteran's tension headaches are granted a maximum 50 percent rating effective January 30, 2022.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for migraine headaches due to a need for additional evidence and an examination.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for panic disorder with generalized anxiety disorder and remanded the claims for service connection for migraines and sleep apnea.

The Board denied the veteran's attempts to appeal rating decisions that denied service connection for various conditions and reduced his evaluation, as the appeals were not timely filed.

The Board granted service connection for headaches, left knee strain, right knee strain, and acquired psychiatric disability (other specified trauma-and stressor-related disorder).

The Board granted service connection for a left knee condition and a right knee condition but denied service connection for migraines.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for tension headaches and irritable bowel syndrome, as well as remanded a claim for secondary GERD.