Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board granted an effective date of March 2, 2023 for heart disease and September 28, 2023 for chronic renal failure, while denying earlier effective dates for PTSD, migraines, diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and bilateral hearing loss. The Board also granted a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD.

The Board denied the claims for clear and unmistakable error in a December 12, 2002 rating decision regarding migraine headaches, an earlier effective date for TBI service connection, and an increased initial disability rating for TBI.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 12, 2023, for the assignment of a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches.

The Board granted an effective date of August 14, 2024, for the award of service connection for migraine headaches but denied a rating in excess of 50 percent.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for tension headaches due to his failure to appear for a scheduled VA examination without good cause.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for migraines as an improper concurrent election.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of headaches to obtain additional etiological opinions regarding aggravation by service-connected conditions.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and increased ratings for a right shoulder strain, cluster headaches, and a right shoulder surgical scar. However, the Board granted an initial increased rating of 50 percent for other trauma and stress related disorder.

The Veteran was granted a 10 percent initial rating for hypertension and special monthly compensation at the rate authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 1114(m), (n), and (r)(1) effective from August 10, 2022, to November 7, 2024.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for allergic rhinitis, sinus headaches, left upper extremity hypoesthesia, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a left knee disability due to errors in the development of the record.

The Board denied increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, including prostate cancer, left lung residuals, tinnitus, hearing loss, erectile dysfunction, and abdominal scar. Service connection was granted for headaches secondary to tinnitus.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for migraines and denied service connection for left elbow sprain, as well as ratings in excess of 10 percent for acute ankle sprain, and remanded claims for right thumb tenosynovitis, right shoulder repaired torn labrum, and S-shaped scoliosis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for headaches, coughing disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient medical evidence.

The Veteran's GERD and Schatzki's ring were granted a combined rating of 30 percent, while other claims for increased ratings or service connection were denied.

The Board granted service connection for a migraine headache disorder, finding that the Veteran's disability has been adequately related to active duty.

The appeal was dismissed for claims related to an effective date prior to November 14, 2016, for the grant of service connection and increased ratings.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a neck disability, shoulder disabilities, hand disabilities, lower back disability, knee disabilities, psychiatric disorder, sinus headache, carpal tunnel syndrome, peripheral neuropathy, hypertension, and tinnitus, to ensure that VA has satisfied its duty to assist with regard to verifying all periods of service and obtaining medical records associated with the Veteran's service.

The claim for service connection for migraine headaches was dismissed as there is no issue of fact or law for the Board to decide.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD with insomnia and headaches as there was no evidence of a current disability at the time of the claim or during its pendency.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection claims, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.