Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The veteran's appeal for increased ratings and earlier effective dates was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal.

The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for diabetes mellitus, migraine headaches, and individual unemployability were denied. Service connection for erectile dysfunction was granted. Other issues were remanded.

The veteran's claims for a higher disability rating for hair loss and migraine headaches were denied. The claim for an earlier effective date for these conditions was also denied. The claim for service connection for sleep apnea was remanded.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic headaches and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board found errors in the duty to assist and ordered further development.

The veteran's claim for service connection for right knee tendonitis and bursitis was granted. The claims for headache disorder, supraventricular tachycardia disorder, COPD, intestinal disorder, and left knee disorder were remanded.

The Board denied all claims for increased disability ratings. The Veteran's tinnitus, cluster headaches, scars due to lipoma removal and hernia surgeries, bronchitis, and obstructive sleep apnea with chronic bronchitis did not meet the criteria for higher ratings.

The veteran's service connection for headaches has been granted. The Board found that the veteran's headaches are related to her service, having begun during her time in the Army and continuing to the present.

The appeal for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) has been remanded. The Board will review additional records and consider an extraschedular TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including ankle disorders and knee disorders, finding no evidence of in-service injury or chronic condition.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), including migraine headaches with photophobia, tinnitus associated with these headaches, and a forehead scar.

The veteran's request for a higher rating for tinnitus was denied. The issues of service connection for migraine headaches and sleep apnea, as secondary to tinnitus, were remanded.

The Board remanded all issues to correct an error in providing the veteran with notice of his right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The veteran's appeals for increased ratings were dismissed because the veteran withdrew all pending claims and appeals.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating higher than 30% for migraines and an earlier effective date for service connection.

Service connection for PTSD is granted. Other claims, including gastrointestinal disability, headaches, lower back disability, sciatica, and TDIU, are remanded for further evaluation.

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

The veteran's service connection for headaches and obstructive sleep apnea was granted. The veteran's request for higher ratings for PTSD, CAD, and various forms of arthritis, as well as a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, were denied. However, the veteran was granted TDIU and an effective date for DEA.

The veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for sinusitis was denied, but the claim for a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches was granted.

The Board granted the appeal concerning the timeliness of the May 2023 VA Form 10182 Board Appeal/NOD.

The veteran's claim for an effective date of March 21, 2022, for a 50% rating for migraine headaches was granted.