Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for chronic diarrhea and headaches, but denied service connection for anxiety, depressive condition, GERD, rhinitis, and sinusitis.

The Board is remanding the service connection claims for headaches, sleep apnea, left knee disability, and left foot plantar fasciitis due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, cervical spine condition, chronic headaches, chronic sinusitis, major depressive disorder (MDD), and a skin condition to fulfill statutory duties related to toxic exposure risk activities.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and an increased rating for frontal chronic sinusitis, while remanding claims for an increased initial rating evaluation for migraines and entitlement to service connection for hypertension.

The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent prior to October 9, 2023, and a compensable rating from October 9, 2023, for a headache disability due to a need for a VA medical opinion addressing the nature and severity of the Veteran's symptoms without considering the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected deviated nasal septum, but remanded claims for increased ratings for migraines and lumbar spine disability.

The Board granted initial disability ratings of 30 percent for chronic sinusitis, 50 percent for migraine headaches, 40 percent for a lumbosacral strain, 20 percent for a cervical strain, and 10 percent for granuloma annulare from May 1, 2023 to January 23, 2024.

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

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 10 percent for irritable bowel syndrome and service connection for migraine headaches.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection, except for granting an effective date of September 16, 2022, for service connection for GERD and IBS.

The Board granted service connection for several conditions, including peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities, respiratory disorder with dyspnea, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), abdominal pain syndrome (APS), restless leg syndrome (RLS), chronic headaches, left knee strain, right knee strain, lumbosacral strain, and disability manifested by right shoulder pain. The Board also granted increased ratings for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities to 40 percent.

The appeal of the proposed decreased rating for service-connected migraines was withdrawn and dismissed, while a higher (compensable) initial rating for the service-connected allergic rhinitis was denied.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral foot disability, to include pes planus, plantar fasciitis, and hallux valgus, and an initial 70 percent rating for PTSD. It also granted earlier effective dates for the assignment of ratings for lumbosacral strain, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board granted an effective date of July 30, 2021, for the grant of service connection for hypertension and dismissed claims for earlier effective dates for other conditions.

The appeal for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for various conditions, including radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, left lower extremity (femoral nerve), obstructive sleep apnea, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and migraine headaches, was dismissed. The Board also remanded claims for initial disability ratings.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for migraines to the RO for a VA examination due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for chest injury, TBI, and migraine headaches as the Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of these conditions.

All appeals for higher ratings, decreased ratings, and service connection claims have been dismissed as the Veteran has already appealed these issues to the Board.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection based on new and relevant evidence, but remanded several issues for further development.

The Board remands the claim for an initial compensable rating for migraines due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring additional evidence and examination.