Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran not timely filing a Board Appeal request.

The Board denied TDIU and DEA prior to June 26, 2022 but granted SMC effective April 21, 2023.

The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for tension migraines, as the Veteran experienced characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on average once a month over the last several months.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's depressive disorder, fibromyalgia, sciatic radiculopathy of the left lower extremity (LLE), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and tension headaches. The Board also denied service connection for fatigue.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for headaches, to include as secondary to service-connected tinnitus, due to a predecisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied a compensable rating prior to January 18, 2019, and a rating in excess of 30 percent from that date for the Veteran's service-connected migraines.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including a low back disability, neck disability, nerve damage of the neck, back, and hip, liver cirrhosis, stroke, migraines, ovarian disability, heart disability, seizure disorder, and right ear disability.

The Board found that the reduction of the rating for service-connected painful left foot scar from 10 percent to 0 percent, effective July 19, 2023, was not proper and is void ab initio.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a compensable rating for migraine headaches, and the Board has dismissed this claim.

The Board granted service connection for left knee, right knee, lumbosacral strain, and right hand scars, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, sinusitis, urticaria, allergic rhinitis, tension headaches, shoulder bursitis, foot plantar fasciitis, ankle tendonitis, thumb strain, and PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder. The Board also remanded claims for fatigue, CFS, sleep apnea, and amputated left little finger.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD and denied higher ratings or service connection for other conditions.

The Veteran's appeal requests for the specified rating decisions were denied as they were not timely filed, and good cause was not shown to accept late filings.

The Board granted the restoration of a 40 percent disability rating for right shoulder status post decompression and acromioplasty residuals, but denied an increased rating in excess of 40 percent. The Board also remanded the claim for a higher rating for migraines.

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

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and migraines, finding that both conditions are aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board is remanding the claim for a higher initial rating for migraines to obtain an opinion regarding the impact of medications on the severity of the Veteran's condition.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) and migraines due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for left and right lower extremity restless leg syndrome, a rating in excess of 70 percent for a psychiatric disability, and a compensable rating for left great toe ingrown toenail with tinea unguium. However, the Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for posttraumatic concussive headaches.

The Veteran's migraines were granted a maximum schedular rating of 50 percent from October 26, 2022.

The Veteran's service connection for migraine headaches was granted as secondary to his service-connected disabilities, while other conditions were denied.