Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board denied a higher initial disability rating for headaches and service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD with adjustment disorder, mixed anxiety and depressed mood.

The Board granted a 30 percent evaluation for migraine headaches and migraine variant headaches, but denied an increased rating for TBI with benign positional vertigo. The claims for increased ratings for speech impairment involving the left and right tenth cranial nerves and right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable disability rating for headaches, service connection for adjustment disorder, and service connection for left knee pain due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for the Veteran's tension headaches as there was no evidence of characteristic prostrating attacks averaging one in two months over the last several months.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's passing during its pendency.

The Board granted service connection for cervical and lumbar spine disabilities, headaches, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy. It also dismissed the claims for higher ratings of reactive airway disease, allergic rhinitis, and PTSD, denied service connection for CFS and TBI, and granted a 30% rating for IBS.

The Board denied increased ratings for tension headaches and generalized anxiety disorder with panic disorder and agoraphobia, as well as service connection for a partial tear of the left achilles tendon.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral eye disability (pinguecula and dry eye syndrome) on a direct basis, but dismissed claims for earlier effective dates and service connections for PTSD, rectal bleeding, left leg condition, and other neuropathies. The Board also denied an earlier effective date for the 50 percent rating for migraine headaches.

The Board granted service connection for migraines, finding a causal relationship between the Veteran's in-service headaches and his current diagnosis of migraines.

The Board granted service connection for right shoulder arthritis and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The remaining claims were remanded to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for GERD and remanded the claims for bilateral ankle, knee, hip, headache, and lower back conditions due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for headaches, a bilateral wrist disability, a bilateral hip disability, facial scars, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for right ankle sprain.

The Board granted an effective date of March 18, 2023, for the award of a 50 percent disability rating for migraine headaches.

The Board granted restoration of the Veteran's disability rating for allergic rhinitis with traumatic deviated nasal septum to 30 percent, effective June 1, 2025, and dismissed the appeal regarding a compensable rating for migraines.

The appeal was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of review options.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and generalized anxiety disorder, and increased the rating for migraine headaches to 50%. The appeal for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed.

The Veteran was granted a 50 percent rating for migraines and TDIU from December 2, 2011, to June 21, 2021.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches due to a lack of evidence showing a current disability and no credible evidence linking the condition to his active service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for dizziness and balance problems, as well as an increased rating for migraine headaches, to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

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