Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and migraines.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 50 percent for headache syndrome, finding that the evidence is in at least approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's headaches have more nearly approximated very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability throughout the period on appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, including bipolar disorder.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep disorders, right foot disability, migraine, erectile dysfunction, and right elbow, shoulder, and knee disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for asthma, bilateral pes planus, migraine headaches, and low back disability due to his failure to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and tension headaches, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to in-service toxic exposures.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for headache and obstructive sleep apnea disabilities, as the evidence did not support an earlier date than October 21, 2022.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability or that any of the disabilities were related to active military service.

The Board granted a 50 percent disability evaluation for the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches based on very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for migraine headaches as there was no evidence of characteristic prostrating attacks.

The Board denied a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss and a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, and remanded the claim for service connection for a headache disability.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's headache disability and remanded claims for service connection for a heart disorder, syncope, and pes planus.

The veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded certain issues for further development.

The Board remands the claims for further development and readjudication, including obtaining new evidence and opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and migraines to ensure that VA's duty to assist is followed, including verifying stressors and obtaining a new medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for asthma under the PACT Act and denied a higher initial rating for allergic rhinitis. The other issues of entitlement to service connection for chronic sinusitis, GERD, and migraine headaches were remanded.

The Board dismissed the appeals for proposed reduction, increased rating, compensable rating, and service connection due to untimely filings of Notice of Disagreement.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for increased ratings of tension headaches and acquired psychiatric disorder with TBI, as the criteria were not met prior to March 21, 2023.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for migraine, including migraine variants, associated with TBI with vertigo as the Veteran already has the maximum schedular disability rating.