Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chest pain and tension headaches to correct duty-to-assist errors, including obtaining VA examinations.

The Board denied an increased rating for TBI and headaches, but granted total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's TBI effective March 6, 2019.

The Veteran's vertigo was granted a separate compensable rating of 10 percent, and earlier effective dates were granted for service connection for insomnia and migraines. The claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for vertigo and TDIU were remanded.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection for osteochondral lesion talar dome right ankle, migraines, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) as the claims were not continuously prosecuted prior to December 9, 2020.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and assigned initial ratings of 30 percent for migraines, 20 percent for each ankle condition, and 40 percent for lumbar strain. Effective dates earlier than July 7, 2022, were denied for the ankle, migraine, and lumbar strain conditions, while an effective date of August 17, 2022, was granted for sinusitis.

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

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for migraine headaches but granted a 30 percent initial rating for headaches.

The Board granted a separate 30 percent rating for vertigo and a 50 percent rating for migraines, effective from December 8, 2021.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for increased ratings and service connection due to untimely filing of the appeal requests.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, hypertension, and migraine headaches to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss and remanded issues related to migraine headaches, lumbosacral strain, and right ear hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as they are related to a service-connected psychiatric disability. The back and tinnitus claims were remanded due to incomplete records and the need for further evidence.

The Board granted a disability rating of 50 percent for migraines, the maximum schedular rating, based on very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of May 1, 2018, for the award of service connection for radiculopathy, right lower extremity, was granted. The appeal for an earlier effective date for TDIU was dismissed as moot.

The Board grants the Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) based on his service-connected conditions, including PTSD with TBI residuals, headaches, low back conditions with left lower extremity radiculopathy, and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for a kidney condition, but denied service connection for tension headaches and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, restored them after finding the severance was improper due to clear and unmistakable error. Service connection was also granted for headaches but denied for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). A total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) was granted from December 23, 2021.

The Board remands several issues for further development, including service connection claims and an earlier effective date claim.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, a 20 percent rating for left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and a 10 percent rating for hypertension. The claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating and service connection, finding no evidence of current disabilities related to his active service.