Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for chronic sinusitis, finding no current diagnosis of sinusitis. The claims for a headache condition and erectile dysfunction were remanded.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an initial compensable evaluation for sleep apnea and cluster headaches due to a failure to provide notice of the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for migraine headaches, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a 10 percent rating.

The Board granted service connection for a headache disability and assigned ratings of 70 percent, 20 percent, and 10 percent for generalized anxiety disorder, right ankle osteoarthritis, and right gamekeepers thumb respectively. The claims for increased ratings for sinusitis, bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, and the remaining conditions were denied.

The Board denied service connection for migraine headaches, sinusitis, and diverticulitis as there was no evidence of a nexus between the Veteran's current conditions and his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a higher initial rating for service-connected migraine headaches, finding that the evidence did not support a disability rating in excess of 30 percent.

The Board granted an effective date of March 28, 2023 for the award of a 50 percent rating for chronic headaches and a 10 percent rating for scars of the head, but denied ratings in excess of these amounts. The Board also granted service connection for painful scars of the head with an effective date of March 28, 2023.

The Board denied service connection for a foot disability (claimed as flat feet) due to the lack of evidence establishing the presence of a current disability. The low back and headaches claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for headache syndrome, as it is caused by the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for traumatic brain injury and headaches to correct an error in providing notice of the Veteran's right to a hearing before a Decision Review Officer.

The Board remands the claim for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for chronic headaches, tension type to obtain an opinion regarding the Veteran's service-connected headache disability without considering the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need of regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, which include rheumatoid arthritis affecting multiple joints and other conditions.

The Board granted a disability rating of 50 percent with an effective date of August 4, 2023 for migraines and denied a higher rating in excess of 30 percent prior to that date.

The Board denied service connection for migraines and remanded claims for sleep disturbance and an acquired psychiatric disorder, not to include PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, and chronic headaches. The issues related to the bilateral knee, low back, foot, ankle, hand, wrist, fibromyalgia, TBI, and TDIU were remanded.

The Board denied an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for service-connected migraine and remanded several other claims, including those for a bilateral eye disorder, right ankle strain, heart disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, neck disorder, right foot disorder, left foot disorder, and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent evaluation for migraine headaches, effective from the date of claim.

The Board denied service connection for a lower back disability and remanded the claim for headaches, finding that there was no evidence to support a direct link between the Veteran's in-service activities and his current conditions.

The Board granted service connection for pityriasis rosea, chronic headaches, and asthma/reactive airway disease, but denied service connection for hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, service connection for sinusitis, tension headaches, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), fibromyalgia, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) also claimed as insomnia.