Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board remanded the claim for service connection for migraine. The Veteran will need to undergo a VA examination to clarify the diagnosis and establish a nexus to service.

The appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded. The Board will reconsider the Veteran's claim after assigning initial ratings to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left elbow disability, sleep apnea, and migraine headaches. It also denied a compensable rating for the left ankle scar but remanded claims for the left wrist and left knee disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher ratings for major depressive disorder, TBI with dizziness, and migraine headaches.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for insomnia disorder was denied. The claim for service connection for migraine headaches was remanded.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for vascular disease and headaches. The Board found that the VA medical opinions provided were inadequate and required further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for migraine headaches prior to September 17, 2019. The decision was based on the lack of evidence showing characteristic prostrating attacks averaging one in two months over the last several months before that date.

The veteran's service connection for TMD and migraines was granted. The increased rating for allergic rhinitis with acute sinusitis was denied. Other conditions were remanded for further evaluation.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of headaches to obtain adequate medical opinions.

The veteran's claim for service connection of sleep apnea due to PTSD was granted. The claim for migraine headaches was dismissed because the appeal was not filed within the required timeframe.

The Board remanded the claims for sinusitis and tension headaches due to new evidence. All other conditions were denied.

The veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for malignant melanoma was denied. The veteran was granted a 30% rating for migraine headaches. Service connection for vision disability was denied, but service connection for unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress was granted.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection of a headache disability and a higher rating for GERD. The Veteran will receive new examinations.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions, including cervicalgia, headaches, hypothyroidism, PTSD, and seizures. The evidence did not show that these conditions began during active service or are related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for headache and right knee disabilities due to errors in assisting the veteran with obtaining necessary records and medical opinions.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of headaches. The Veteran will get a new examination to determine if his headaches are related to his service or his service-connected tinnitus.

The veteran's appeal for service connection of multiple conditions was dismissed because the veteran withdrew her appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and higher ratings for tension headaches but remanded the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The veteran's claims for service connection for apraxia and visual spatial deficit secondary to TBI were granted. The claim for auditory processing disorder was denied. An initial 70% rating for TBI was granted, but the claim for a compensable rating for headaches was denied.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for low back pain, headaches, urinary frequency disability, and pseudofolliculitis barbae due to inadequate medical examinations.