Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 50 percent evaluation of migraines. The decision states that the criteria for this rating were not met before December 10, 2019.

The Board remanded the case to obtain missing medical records relevant to the veteran's migraine headaches and sinusitis.

The veteran's claims for service connection for several conditions were denied. However, the veteran was granted an initial 10 percent rating for Bell's palsy and an initial 50 percent rating for migraine headaches and sleep apnea. Several other issues were remanded for further review.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for GERD, migraine headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disability. The Veteran's claims will be reconsidered with additional evidence.

The veteran's appeal for an increased rating for migraines was granted, and a 50 percent rating has been assigned.

The appeal for service connection of migraines is remanded. The Board needs more information on whether tinnitus aggravates the migraines.

The veteran's appeal for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance was granted. The decision is based on the veteran's need for regular aid and attendance due to functional limitations from service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for a headache disability and the motion to revise or reverse an August 1987 rating decision denying entitlement to service connection for back disability.

The Board granted eligibility for attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a January 2023 rating decision.

Service connection for asthma and COPD is granted. Other issues, including headaches, knee disability, muscle pain/tendinitis, erectile dysfunction, and lumbar disability, are remanded for further development.

The veteran's disability rating for bilateral hearing loss was reduced to noncompensable, and claims for other conditions were denied. Some issues were remanded for further review.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions and a higher rating for the left ankle disability.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for headaches, as further development is necessary to ensure compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for GERD and a urinary disorder, as well as for a higher evaluation of tension headaches. The Board needs more medical evidence to decide these claims.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of migraines was denied, but the rating for migraines was increased to 50%.

The veteran's PTSD alone renders him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The veteran is granted a total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status.

The veteran is granted an initial rating of 50 percent for migraines. The claim for total disability due to service-connected migraines is remanded.

The veteran's PTSD rating was denied for the period before October 9, 2023, and for a higher rating after that date. The claims for headaches and lumbosacral strain were remanded for further review.

The appeal is remanded to obtain a medical opinion from a neurologist, psychiatrist, or neurosurgeon regarding whether the veteran's tension headaches are secondary to PTSD.

The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of migraines, including as secondary to tinnitus. The veteran must undergo a VA examination to determine the cause of his migraines.