Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The veteran's headaches are granted a 50% rating. Other issues related to Crohn's disease, lumbar strain, left knee strain, and TDIU are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection of migraine headaches based on clear and unmistakable error in a 1991 rating decision.

The claim for individual unemployability due to PTSD and other service-connected disabilities is remanded. The Board needs more information about the veteran's functional impairments.

The veteran's PTSD rating was increased to 100% effective June 12, 2018. The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for headaches was denied. The veteran's service connection for vertigo was granted with an effective date of May 21, 2014.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis and migraine headaches. The Veteran's claims will be reconsidered with additional medical evidence.

The appeal for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea, including as secondary to a service-connected migraine disability, is remanded. The VA needs to correct errors in the examination process.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of a heart disability, sleep apnea, and headache disability, as well as entitlement to TDIU. The Board found that additional evidence is needed to clarify these conditions.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for an earlier effective date and increased rating for migraine headaches due to previous final decisions. The appeal for TDIU was also dismissed as moot.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for their increased evaluation of migraine headaches. The earliest effective date remains June 9, 2016.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for neck, shoulder, headache, and leg disabilities. The Board found that a VA examination was warranted but not yet provided.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied due to lack of current diagnosis. The claim for migraines was granted based on continuity of symptoms.

The Board denied the veteran's request to revise the November 21, 2016 rating decision for migraines based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE). The Board found that the veteran did not establish that the correct facts were not before the agency at the time of the decision or that the agency incorrectly applied the law.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of migraine headaches as secondary to tinnitus and obstructive sleep apnea. The Veteran's case will be reviewed again with additional evidence.

The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for migraine headaches was denied because the headaches are not considered prostrating attacks.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for lumbar strain was denied, but service connection for bilateral hip strain was granted. The claim for headaches was denied.

The Board denied service connection for several conditions but remanded others for further review.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left lower extremity neuropathy were denied. The claims for increased ratings for irritable bowel syndrome, migraine headaches, and right shoulder disability were also denied. However, the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was remanded.

The veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and right ear hearing loss were denied. The claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral tinnitus was also denied. However, the veteran was granted service connection for insomnia. Claims for left ear hearing loss, headaches, and hypertension were remanded.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for migraines secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The case is also remanded for further consideration regarding the Veteran's TDIU claim.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are now rated at 50 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code 8100.,A 30 percent rating for GERD has been granted.