Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and chronic headaches, but denied service connection for left ear hearing loss. The Veteran's rhinitis was rated at 0 percent, with no increased ratings granted for the other disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of herpes zoster (shingles), left wrist condition, and migraine headaches as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis or a link to service.

The Board remands the claims for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for left and right hip strains, service connection for headaches, and service connection for a low back disability due to additional medical opinions being necessary.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for migraines, from April 20, 2021, based on the Veteran's characteristic prostrating attacks and severe economic inadaptability.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for PTSD and a 40 percent rating for lumbar strain, while denying service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for TBI, tension headaches associated with TBI, and a lung condition.

The Veteran is granted an earlier effective date of May 21, 2022 for a 30 percent evaluation of migraines.

The Board denied the veteran's attempts to appeal rating decisions that denied service connection for various conditions due to untimeliness of appeals.

The Board granted service connection for migraines and PTSD, but dismissed claims for service connection for various other disabilities and denied a higher disability rating for lumbosacral degenerative disc disease with strain.

The Board remands the claim for an initial compensable rating for migraines to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and obtain outstanding relevant VA treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss, a neck condition, a right hip condition, TBI, right lower extremity neuralgic of sciatic nerve, left lower extremity neuralgic of sciatic nerve, and migraine as the evidence did not support the claims.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus, depression, mitral valve prolapse, and shortness of breath was dismissed due to claims processing errors. The claim for service connection for migraine headaches was denied.

The Board denied service connection for headaches as there was no evidence of a current disability during the period of ACDUTRA.

The appeal was denied due to the untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.

The Board denied service connection for a seizure disorder, headache disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder as the evidence did not support a direct or secondary relationship to military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a headache condition and varicose veins due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and initial rating due to untimely Notice of Disagreement.

The Board denied service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's headache disability and his active service.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's motion for revision of the March 11, 2022, Rating Decision on the basis that it was filed prematurely.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for various conditions and denied service connection for a musculoskeletal disability, while remanding two skin and dizziness claims.