Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for a compensable rating for migraines and an increased rating for right knee meniscal and anterior cruciate ligament tear due to the Veteran's failure to appear for VA examinations without good cause.

The Board granted service connection for migraines as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus, finding a causal relationship between the two conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as there was not enough evidence to support a higher rating or additional service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's migraines including migraine variants with nausea are granted a rating of 50 percent, but no higher. Service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is denied.

The Board granted service connection for a headache disorder and remanded the claims for syncope, tinea pedis, and nail dystrophy.

The Board granted a 50 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected migraines due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board granted service connection for chronic headaches, CFS, IBS, bilateral restless leg syndrome, vertigo, GAD, persistent depressive disorder, and tinnitus. The appeal was denied for an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for chronic sinusitis and a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension and persistent depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder and neurocognitive disorder, but remanded other claims related to diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, headaches, lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy, left ankle disorder, chronic fatigue, prostate cancer residuals, erectile dysfunction, and more.

The Board granted service connection for left foot hallux valgus and left foot bunionectomy scar with an effective date of August 25, 2022. An initial rating of 10 percent was assigned for allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee condition and granted an initial rating of 30 percent for migraine headaches, while denying increased ratings for lumbosacral strain with thoracolumbar strain, right shoulder strain, left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, and right knee strain.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased rating due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased ratings due to the Veteran's withdrawal of certain claims, and denied other claims based on a lack of evidence supporting current diagnoses or sufficient symptoms.

The Veteran's claim for a higher level of special monthly compensation (SMC) was denied as the evidence did not show that he required personal health-care services provided on a daily basis in his home by a person who is licensed to provide such services or under the regular supervision of a licensed health-care professional.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for occipital headaches, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The appeal for service connection for inguinal hernia, hypertension, left shoulder condition, and vision impairment was dismissed due to untimely filing of the notice of disagreement. The claims for headaches, OSA, IBS, and bilateral hearing loss were denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to military service.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is granted a 70 percent rating, and TDIU is denied. Several service connection claims are remanded.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 19, 2021, for the award of service connection for tinnitus but denied all other claims for service connection and special monthly compensation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, compensable ratings, and service connection due to a lack of evidence supporting these claims.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for some conditions and denied an earlier effective date for lumbosacral strain, while remanding service connection claims for left and right wrist disorders.