Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The veteran's appeal requests were denied as they were not timely filed within one year of the respective rating decisions, and no good cause was shown for the late filings.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disorders, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, neck, back, headache, right ankle, right knee, right shoulder, and right elbow disorders, penile disorder (erectile dysfunction), and sleep apnea, to correct a pre-decisional error by verifying the Veteran's duty status in January 2017 and obtaining additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's psychiatric disability was granted a 100 percent rating, and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate was also granted from March 31, 2011.

The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected tension headaches from July 28, 2023, due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a bilateral foot disability, migraines, left knee disability, and right knee disability due to inadequate VA examination reports.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claim for a headache disability due to insufficient evidence.

The veteran's appeal requests for service connection for migraines, obstructive sleep apnea, and erectile dysfunction were denied due to untimeliness of the appeals.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability, migraine headache disability, bilateral hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and anxiety.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a throat condition, gastrointestinal condition, psychiatric disorder, back condition, elbow conditions, foot pain, leg conditions, migraine headaches, penile condition, and obstructive sleep apnea. The Board also denied a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis and a right wrist disability, as there was no evidence of these conditions during or shortly after his military service. The claims for other disabilities were remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD and migraine headaches.

The Board dismissed the claims for earlier effective dates for a 70 percent rating for insomnia disorder and a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches due to concurrent election of review options.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for headaches, as there was no evidence of characteristic prostrating attacks averaging one in two months over a period of several months.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and compensation for various conditions, including right hip strain, PTSD, and left ankle condition, among others.

The Veteran's service connection for migraines as secondary to his service-connected PTSD with alcohol use disorder was granted, while the ratings for left foot plantar fasciitis and right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome were denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for dizziness, headaches, Meniere's disease, nausea, and vertigo due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claims for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical care related to ovarian cancer, thyroid cancer, stroke, brain aneurysm, migraines, renal cysts, and gallbladder removal under the Camp Lejeune Family Member Program due to a lack of adequate notice and development.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbosacral strain and generalized headaches, but denied an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted ratings of 30 percent or higher for the Veteran's cervical spine degenerative arthritis, lumbar spine osteoarthritis with intervertebral disc syndrome, right shoulder strain, left elbow olecranon bursitis, right elbow olecranon bursitis, and headaches. Service connection was also granted for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) under the PACT Act.

The Board denied the motion to revise a February 1969 rating decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE), as the evidence did not establish that the outcome would have been manifestly different but for the alleged errors.