Migraines & headaches — all decisions

The Board granted service connection for headaches, left knee strain, right knee strain, and acquired psychiatric disability (other specified trauma-and stressor-related disorder).

The appeal for service connection for various conditions was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for panic disorder with generalized anxiety disorder and remanded the claims for service connection for migraines and sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and headaches as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

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

The Board remands the claims for further development and to ensure proper due process, including adequate requests for service and medical records, and adequate medical examinations based upon an accurate record.

The Board granted restoration of the 20% disability rating for lumbosacral strain and the 10% disability rating for right knee instability, while denying higher ratings for other conditions.

The Board remands the case for a new VA examination to reassess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected tension headaches, as the last examination was conducted 7 years ago and the Veteran has reported worsening symptoms.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for dysuria and headaches, to include migraine headaches, as the VA medical opinions addressing these issues are found inadequate.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a bilateral lung disability, hypertension, and migraine headaches due to insufficient evidence regarding their relationship to in-service toxic exposures.

The Board denied service connection for a thoracic spine disability and remanded the claims for bilateral hip, left sciatic radicular pain, headaches, and cervicothoracic spine disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include generalized anxiety disorder and PTSD, chronic sinusitis, obstructive sleep apnea, and tinnitus. The claims for increased ratings for chronic headaches and a right fifth finger disability were denied.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus, effective December 3, 2025.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher disability rating for stress-related headaches, as well as remanded the claim for a higher disability rating for a mood disorder due to a scheduling issue.

The Board dismissed all appeals related to service connection for various conditions and an effective date prior to March 13, 2024, for the award of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board remands the claims for service connection for allergic rhinitis, tinea manus, headaches, vertigo, and conjunctival pigment bilateral associated with TERA participation prior to July 10, 2025, as additional development is required.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's migraine including migraine variants, effective January 20, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and remanded claims for obstructive sleep apnea, migraine headaches, and chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Board denied higher initial disability ratings for migraines, fibromyalgia, and an earlier effective date for a 100 percent staged rating for UCTD.

The Board granted service connection for cervicalgia and headaches as secondary to the Veteran's now-service-connected cervicalgia.