Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Veteran was granted an earlier effective date of May 24, 2021, for the grant of a TDIU and DEA benefits.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, increased ratings, and service connection due to insufficient evidence of entitlement prior to January 20, 2023.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating and service connection for migraines, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, and a gastrointestinal disorder.

The Board denied service connection for asthma, finding no medical evidence linking the Veteran's current condition to his in-service toxic exposures or bronchitis. The claim for headaches was remanded due to an inadequate VA opinion regarding whether the disability is caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.

The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable rating for migraines and service connection for sciatica due to inadequate examinations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, migraines, a back disability, and a right knee disability due to multiple violations of VA's duty to assist.

The Board granted a 50 percent evaluation for PTSD and a 30 percent evaluation for headaches, but remanded the claim for service connection for allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied an effective date prior to August 10, 2022 for service connection for migraine headaches due to lack of continuous pursuit.

The Veteran's service connection for PTSD is granted, while the claims for headache syndrome, right foot disability, and TBI are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for cervical spine and chronic fatigue syndrome, granted a 10 percent rating for chronic diarrhea, and remanded several other claims including those for left wrist neurological disorder, skin disorder, thyroid disorder, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and tension headaches.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for migraine headaches was granted, allowing a maximum rating of 50 percent.

The Board denied the Veteran's service-connection claim for a bilateral hearing loss disability and remanded claims for gastrointestinal, chronic sinusitis, respiratory, and migraine headache disabilities to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, CFS, dermatosis of the stomach, headaches, left arm dermatosis, left shoulder pain, right shoulder pain, left hand post-traumatic residual pain, and tinnitus. The claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, and alcohol use disorder were denied.

The veteran's appeal requests for extensions to file an appeal on various rating decisions were denied, and the attempted appeals are dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for vertigo, depression, anxiety, headaches, a neck disability, dermatitis, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, sleep apnea, chronic fatigue, and a back disability.

The Board denied service connection for allergies, ankle strain, migraine, left knee condition, right knee condition, and thoracolumbar spine condition as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of any of these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions was dismissed due to a late filing of the Board Appeal request.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for migraines and service connection for tinnitus, while denying increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, chronic rhinitis, pyelonephritis with UTI, and all other conditions on appeal.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches and remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and/or MDD, and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board denied increased ratings for multiple service-connected conditions and denied service connection for several additional conditions, granting service connection for headaches.