Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for an abnormal heart, anxiety condition with phobias, depression, headaches, and flat feet.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar intervertebral disc syndrome, with degenerative arthritis, degenerative disc disease, and lumbosacral strain; lumbar radiculopathy of the left and right lower extremities, sciatic nerve; and migraines.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for tension headaches, service connection for residuals of head injury, to include TBI, a right shoulder condition, and hemorrhoids.

The appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran, and therefore, no issues remain for appellate consideration.

The Board granted an initial compensable rating of 10 percent for hypertension and a 50 percent increased rating for tension headaches.

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

The Veteran's migraines were found to be severe enough to warrant a 50 percent disability rating, while the gastroparesis with cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) did not meet criteria for higher ratings.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) but denied an initial compensable rating for migraine headaches.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a higher rating for psychological disabilities and cervicogenic headache disability, and remanded the claim for service connection for coughing/congestion disability.

The Board granted service connection for migraines (claimed as headaches) and denied increased ratings for hypothyroidism status post papillary carcinoma of the thyroid gland, s/p thyroidectomy, and bilateral pes planus and bilateral plantar fasciitis.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for bilateral dry eye syndrome but denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and pelvic floor disorder.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for depressive disorder NOS and an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for tension headaches, but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for further development and evidence collection, as some relevant private treatment records have not been obtained.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder and unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder. The issues of entitlement to service connection for migraine headaches, OSA, and TDIU were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) but granted service connection for migraine headaches.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches to ensure a new VA examination is conducted, which will adequately assess the severity of the disability without discounting the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder and tinnitus, but denied service connection for diabetes and other conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for Meniere's disease and migraines to obtain additional medical opinions regarding their etiology, specifically addressing whether they were caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected conditions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for migraine headaches due to a lack of proper notification for a scheduled VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for migraine and tension headaches.