Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities and a TDIU due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent disability rating for the service-connected generalized anxiety disorder and denied a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the single service-connected disability of migraine headaches.

The Board granted service connection for a right shoulder condition and a left knee condition, but denied service connection for a right knee condition. The Board also granted an initial 50 percent rating for migraines.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection for migraines, GERD, left and right upper extremity cubital and carpal tunnel syndrome, and hemorrhoids due to an untimely filing.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for an initial compensable rating for migraine headaches, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review this issue.

The Board remands the claims for further development and to correct errors in fulfilling the duty to assist.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for PTSD and service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, migraine headaches, and traumatic brain injury.

The Board remands all claims for a VA examination to determine the relationship between each claimed disability and service or another service-connected condition.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his current disability had its clinical onset during military service.

The Veteran was granted service connection for chronic sinusitis and headaches, effective April 5, 2021, but denied earlier effective dates for his right hip disabilities.

The Board denied an initial rating higher than 50 percent for persistent depressive disorder and remanded the claims for service connection for a left eye condition and headaches.

The Board denied increased ratings for several service-connected conditions, granted a 20 percent rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy, and remanded other issues.

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain and denied service connection for hearing loss, while remanding claims for migraine headaches and left upper extremity radiculopathy.

The Board granted a schedular rating of 50 percent, but no higher, for migraine headaches due to the Veteran's very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board remands the claims for further development due to a duty to assist error in not obtaining pertinent VA treatment records from 2012-2015.

The Board granted service connection for non-erosive gastropathy and tension headaches, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hepatitis C. An earlier effective date than November 6, 2006, was denied.

The Board denied readjudication of entitlement to total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC), but remanded the claims for service connection for a mental health disability and headaches.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for migraine headaches and a left ankle disability to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for essential left-hand tremors, essential right-hand tremors, restless left leg syndrome, restless right leg syndrome, and tension headaches as further development is needed.

The veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.