Migraines & headaches decisions — 2025

The Board denied an initial increased disability rating in excess of 30 percent for major depressive disorder and remanded claims for service connection for right ankle, hip, and knee disabilities as well as a higher initial disability rating for migraines.

The Veteran was granted an initial 10 percent evaluation for hemorrhoids and a 30 percent evaluation for migraine headaches, but no higher. The right foot/ankle disorder claim was remanded.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for a back disorder and granted earlier effective dates for the grants of separate disability ratings for left and right lower radiculopathy, sciatic nerves. The claims for service connection for headache disorder and sleep disorder were remanded.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 6, 2023 for service connection for prostate cancer and an initial rating of 30 percent for tension headaches.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to an incomplete set of the Veteran's service treatment records.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and fibromyalgia, denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, and granted service connection for migraines.

The Board granted an effective date of March 13, 2023, for the grant of service connection for female sexual arousal disorder and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of creative organ (SMC(k)), but denied initial compensable ratings for hypertension and migraine headaches.

The Board remands the claims for a headache disability rating, an earlier effective date for a 100 percent schizophrenia rating, DEA eligibility, TDIU, and SMC due to housebound status.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and erectile dysfunction, but denied service connection for headaches, left hand disability, left knee disability, left shoulder disability, right foot disability, right arm/shoulder disability, diabetes, and individual unemployability. The claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder was granted.

The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for headaches, denied a higher rating for degenerative disc disease at L5-S1, and denied an increased rating for PTSD.

The Board denied various claims for earlier effective dates and initial ratings, granted a 20 percent rating for bilateral dry eye syndrome with blepharitis, and remanded the claim for service connection for gastroenteritis.

The Board granted service connection for left and right carpal tunnel syndrome, right and left knee disabilities, and an initial rating of 30 percent for chronic sinusitis and 10 percent for chronic rhinitis. The claim for a compensable rating for tension headaches associated with cervical spine strain was denied.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for a higher level of special monthly compensation, service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, an earlier effective date for headaches, and an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a bilateral inguinal hernia disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for sinusitis and migraine headaches, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board restored the 30% disability evaluation for sinusitis with headaches effective July 6, 2023, as there was no sustained material improvement in the condition. The Board also remanded the claim for service connection for migraines.

The Board denied service connection for chronic headaches, CFS, fibromyalgia, respiratory insufficiency, cardiac arrhythmia, skin disability, and chronic sinusitis due to a lack of evidence supporting the presence of these conditions during or after service.

The Board granted service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, left hip degenerative arthritis, right hip degenerative arthritis, and headache disability (migraines), but denied a higher rating for the back sprain.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of October 11, 1996, for service connection for chronic sinusitis, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) syndrome with bruxism, and migraine including migraine variants.

The claim for an earlier effective date for the assignment of a 50 percent disability rating for tension headaches was denied, and the claim for TDIU based on a single service-connected disability was remanded.

The Board denied entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for TBI with PTSD and a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches, granted TDIU for the period from January 26, 2016 to November 26, 2018, and granted SMC based on housebound status from February 7, 2025 onward.