Migraines & headaches — all decisions

The Board remands the claim for an increased initial disability evaluation of headaches due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted an effective date of May 17, 2019, for a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD but denied earlier effective dates for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder due to another medical condition with depressive features and generalized anxiety disorder, denied a higher rating for his migraine including migraine variants, and denied ratings for other conditions.

The appeals for restoration of ratings and for a higher disability rating were dismissed as the April 2025 rating decision did not make final decisions on these issues.

The Board remands the claim for a migraine disability to schedule an adequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for multiple disabilities, including cervical spine and thoracolumbar spine disabilities, radiculopathies, a bladder disability, headaches, a left knee disability, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and bilateral conjunctivitis. The Board also granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability, to include parameniscal cyst and migraines (headaches) as the evidence did not establish a current disability related to active military service.

The Board granted service connection for migraines, including migraine variants and bilateral foot degenerative arthritis on a presumptive basis due to the presence of symptoms in service and continuity of symptomatology since service. The claim for bilateral plantar fasciitis was remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for migraines, GERD, and PTSD to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board denied service connection for migraine and muscle tension headaches, including as secondary to bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, otitis media, and spine arthritis.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral foot condition and migraines, but remanded the claim for a back condition.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal for an increased rating for a headache disability, and the Board dismissed the claim.

The Board granted service connection for tension headaches with migraines and obstructive sleep apnea, both as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder (MDD) with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a head injury, headache disorder, erectile dysfunction, left earache disorder, chronic fatigue, right shoulder disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, right foot disorder, GERD, and left shoulder disorder, as the evidence did not support current diagnoses of these conditions.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines, including as secondary to tinnitus, due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors and the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for migraines and remanded the claims for varicose veins, a heart condition, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a bilateral ankle condition, and a left wrist condition.

The Board denied service connection for gastrointestinal disability and denied earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection for allergic rhinitis, migraine headaches, PTSD, and tinnitus. The Board also denied increased ratings for allergic rhinitis and tinnitus and remanded claims for service connection for right elbow disability.

The Board granted a restoration of the separate 10 percent rating for vertigo, an earlier effective date for service connection for vertigo and migraines, and a 30 percent rating for hypothyroidism with heart murmur. The decision also denied an earlier effective date for hypertension and remanded claims for obesity, obstructive sleep apnea, and individual unemployability.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for a headache disorder before the Board made a decision.

The appeal concerning the service connection for various conditions and the propriety of a rating reduction has been withdrawn by the Appellant.