Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder and a compensable initial rating for headaches, as the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher ratings during the review period.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for migraine, left hip disorder, lumbar spine disorder, and left knee disorder to obtain addendum VA medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for TBI, sleep disturbances as secondary to PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder, an initial compensable rating prior to February 27, 2024, and in excess of 30 percent thereafter for migraine headaches, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus. The claim for TDIU was remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for higher initial ratings of adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety, depressed mood, and TBI, as well as migraine headaches.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic headache condition, including migraines, as there was no current diagnosis of such a condition.

The appeal for service connection for an anxiety condition and migraines has been withdrawn by the appellant.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA opinion to address the etiology of the Veteran's headache condition, including whether it was caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for tension headaches, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for a skin disorder, non-linear mid back scar, headaches, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but denied service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. The effective date for the grant of service connection was set as October 1, 2019.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disorder due to lack of evidence showing a current diagnosis and no medical opinion linking it to her active-duty service. The claim for service connection for migraines was remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for fibromyalgia and Raynaud's disease as secondary to PTSD and dysthymic disorder due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for all claims due to untimely filing of the appeal requests.

The Board granted an effective date of May 12, 2021, for a 30 percent evaluation of migraine headaches.

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

The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted a 50 percent disability rating, and the effective date for her hemorrhoids is changed to December 30, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for cervical spine disability, to include degenerative arthritis, intervertebral disc syndrome, and spinal stenosis. The claim for headaches was dismissed as moot after the March 2025 rating decision awarded service connection for migraine (claimed as tension headaches).

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and higher ratings for PTSD, migraines, and costochondritis. A 20 percent rating was granted for lumbosacral strain.

The Board remands the claim for an increased rating for migraine to obtain a supplemental opinion regarding the Veteran's service-connected disability without considering the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for headaches as the Veteran did not experience characteristic prostrating attacks.

The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for migraines, as the Veteran's symptoms have been productive of completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that are severely economically disabling.