Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease, vascular headaches, and cerebrovascular accident with left eye vision problem rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment from April 1, 2015 to May 28, 2018.

The Board granted an effective date of February 23, 2021, for the grant of service connection for migraine headaches and denied earlier effective dates for allergic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis. The Board also granted a 30 percent disability rating for migraines.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for headaches, left ankle arthritic condition, left knee strain, lumbosacral strain, right ankle arthritic condition, right knee strain, sciatica, and obstructive sleep apnea due to a need for additional development of evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, except for a 20 percent rating for lumbosacral strain.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted a 10 percent initial rating for GERD and service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for the Veteran's psychiatric disability and granted TDIU beginning April 5, 2022.

The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD with generalized anxiety disorder and granted service connection for migraine headaches, a low back disability, and a right shoulder disability. The claims for an eating disorder and hyperemesis gravidarum were denied.

The Board granted service connection for TBI residuals, an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and depression), and headaches based on the evidence of record.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for headaches and remanded claims for service connection for various other conditions, including open angle glaucoma, sensorineural hearing loss, asthma, heart disease, bladder cancer, and squamous cell carcinoma.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability with radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities, a cervical spine disability with radiculopathy of the left upper extremity, and migraine headaches, all to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions. The claims for a left shoulder disability, right knee disability, and right hip disability were denied.

The Board dismissed the appeal for failure to timely file a Notice of Disagreement (NOD) with the July 2024 rating decision.

The Board remands the claim for an increased rating for service-connected PTSD with bruxism, to include consideration of a separate rating for headaches, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the Veteran's migraine headaches, including whether they are secondary to service-connected chronic sinusitis.

The Board remands the matter for a retrospective medical assessment regarding the severity of the Veteran's headaches without medication to determine if an earlier effective date for a 50 percent disability rating is warranted.

The Veteran withdrew her appeals for service connection for asthma, fibromyalgia, migraines, and sexual dysfunction.

The Veteran's service connection for migraine headaches was granted, while the claim for a left ankle disorder was denied.

The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches, as the Veteran experienced very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks capable of producing severe economic inadaptability.

The Board granted service connection for migraines (recurrent) based on the evidence being at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's condition is related to his active service.

The Board denied service connection for a bowel condition and remanded claims for allergies, migraine headaches, low back condition, right hip condition, left hip condition, GERD, right knee condition, and left knee condition.