Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection for migraines including migraine variants with headaches to obtain an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's migraine headache diagnosis is at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by his service-connected postoperative sinusitis with headaches, and to determine if there is a nexus between the Veteran's migraine diagnosis and toxic exposure risk activities.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 10, 2014, for the grant of service connection for migraines based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board remands the claim for an increased rating for chronic maxillary sinusitis with chronic sphenoidal sinusitis, deviated nasal septum and sinus headaches to obtain additional evidence regarding the severity of the Veteran's sinusitis without the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability and migraines due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Veteran's requests for extensions of time to file appeals from rating decisions that denied service connection were denied, and the attempted appeals are dismissed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for hypertension and service connection for various conditions, including amputations of toes, sleep apnea, migraines, sleep disturbances, and chronic fatigue syndrome.

The appeal for service connection and increased rating for sinusitis and sinus headaches was dismissed due to a prohibited concurrent election under the modernized review system. The claims for peripheral neuropathy, low back disability, and psychiatric disability were remanded for further development.

The Board denied higher ratings for migraine headaches and TBI, granted a 20 percent rating for grand mal epilepsy prior to January 23, 2024, and a 70 percent rating for TBI from April 17, 2024. It also restored the separate evaluation for TBI and granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD and schizoaffective disorder.

The Board remands the service connection claim for migraine headache disorder due to a predecisional duty to assist error, requiring a new medical opinion on whether the Veteran's tinnitus aggravates his migraines.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, amphetamine use disorder in sustained remission, diabetes mellitus Type II, hyperhidrosis, migraines, and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 17.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability. Several conditions were remanded for further development.

The Board granted restoration of the 10 percent rating for GERD and an evaluation of 50 percent for migraine headaches.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, lung disability, and heart disability. The claims for migraines/sinus headaches, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, and sleep apnea were remanded for further development.

The appeal for entitlement to a rating in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches and the appeal for a compensable rating for traumatic brain injury (TBI) were dismissed due to no justiciable case or controversy.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a respiratory disability other than obstructive sleep apnea, migraines, and a skin disability to obtain outstanding Department of Defense medical treatment records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for tinnitus, TBI, right and left shoulder rotator cuff tendinitis, and migraines.

The Board denied service connection for headaches and left shoulder strain, but remanded claims for tinnitus, chronic pulmonary issues, and lower back pain due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied an effective date prior to May 22, 2023, for TBI and remanded the claims for a compensable rating for TBI and a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches.

The Board denied service connection for migraines as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to the Veteran's active duty or ACDUTRA/INACDUTRA, and the medical evidence did not support a nexus between the current condition and service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating greater than 70 percent for residuals of a TBI and a rating greater than 50 percent for post-traumatic headaches, as well as remanded the issue of entitlement to special monthly compensation based on the housebound criteria being met.