Migraines & headaches — all decisions

The Board granted service connection for headaches, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's migraine headaches as secondary to his service-connected PTSD, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for migraines as secondary to PTSD and a total disability rating on the basis of individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and granted service connection for a migraine headache condition as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches were denied a rating greater than 50 percent, while specially adapted housing was granted due to the loss of use of both lower extremities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims that five prior rating decisions were products of clear and unmistakable error. The Board found that the Veteran's arguments constituted disagreements with how the Agency of Original Jurisdiction weighed evidence in final prior decisions, which cannot rise to the level of valid CUE claims.

The Board granted restoration of the 10 percent evaluation for left knee meniscus, effective April 21, 2025, and an additional 20 percent rating was also granted.

The Board dismissed all claims for earlier effective dates, increased ratings, and service connection as they were not timely filed or did not meet the criteria for an extension.

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis and headaches, but denied service connection for hyperlipidemia and a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating and an earlier effective date for service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and migraine headaches.

The Board denied service connection for headaches and remanded the claims for hearing loss and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with TBI, granted separate ratings of 30 percent for BPPV and migraine headaches, and denied increased ratings for other conditions. Service connection was also denied for various disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for a fatigue disability and remanded several other claims, but granted an increased evaluation of 50 percent for the Veteran's migraine headaches.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and denied earlier effective dates for several conditions, including degenerative disc disease and arthritis with chronic low back pain and lumbosacral strain.

The Board granted service connection for an intestinal disability, manifesting as irregular bowel movements causing impairment in earning capacity. The Veteran was also denied a higher initial rating for low back pain with degenerative arthritis, stenosis, and strain, but granted a 10 percent rating from March 30, 2024, for tension headaches.

The Veteran was granted a 50 percent rating for his migraine headaches from March 23, 2018, but the claim for an increased rating to more than 50 percent from September 17, 2024, was denied.

The Board granted an effective date of January 11, 2023 for a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's psychiatric disability but denied earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings.

The Board granted an increased evaluation to 30 percent for the Veteran's persistent post-traumatic headache disability, finding that the severity and frequency of headaches are more nearly approximated by characteristic prostrating attacks one to two times per month with nausea, vomiting, photophobia, and aura.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to insufficient evidence to evaluate the claims adequately.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder, recurrent, mild and remanded the claims for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and migraines (headaches).