Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The appeal concerning the service connection for various conditions and the propriety of a rating reduction has been withdrawn by the Appellant.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection, higher ratings, and earlier effective dates, as well as dismissed his claim for a TDIU.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, COPD, a gastrointestinal disability, and migraines due to lack of evidence supporting a link between these conditions and her military service.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a compensable rating for headaches, not otherwise specified, due to an inadequate VA examination that did not address the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 1, 2021, for service connection for migraine headaches and seizure disorder but denied the same for PTSD with TBI.

The Board granted a restoration of the separate 10 percent rating for vertigo, an earlier effective date for service connection for vertigo and migraines, and a 30 percent rating for hypothyroidism with heart murmur. The decision also denied an earlier effective date for hypertension and remanded claims for obesity, obstructive sleep apnea, and individual unemployability.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral foot condition and migraines, but remanded the claim for a back condition.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal for an increased rating for a headache disability, and the Board dismissed the claim.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, while the claims for migraines and a mood disorder were withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for gastrointestinal disability and denied earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection for allergic rhinitis, migraine headaches, PTSD, and tinnitus. The Board also denied increased ratings for allergic rhinitis and tinnitus and remanded claims for service connection for right elbow disability.

The Board granted an effective date of August 29, 2012, for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance but denied earlier effective dates for service connection for headaches and hypermature cataract left eye, presence of intraocular lens right eye, exudative macular degeneration right eye, and optic nerve atrophy right eye, as well as a compensable rating for headaches.

The Board remands the claim for an increased initial disability evaluation of headaches due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for migraines, finding no evidence of a current disability, in-service incurrence or aggravation, and no nexus between the claimed condition and service.

The appeal for service connection for migraine headaches, right carpal tunnel syndrome, and left carpal tunnel syndrome was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD, diabetes mellitus, type II, migraines, left and right knee disorders, and obstructive sleep apnea due to missing military records and inadequate examinations.

The Board remands the appeal for additional development, specifically to obtain adequate medical opinions addressing the Veteran's claims of service connection for headaches, left toe disability, and back disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus, migraine headaches, and a right knee disability due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for tension and migraine headaches, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including an acquired psychiatric disability, headaches, a back disability, heart disability, and residuals of a stroke, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service or caused by his service-connected left ear disabilities.

The Board granted a compensable rating of 10 percent for migraines, discounting the ameliorative effects of medication.