Migraines & headaches decisions — 2026

The Veteran's rating for fibromyalgia was reduced from 40% to 20%, but this reduction is dismissed as moot because the Veteran already received a restoration of her 40% rating.,The Veteran's rating for migraine headaches was restored from noncompensable (0%) to 50%. The Board found that there was no actual improvement in the Veteran's condition, and thus the reduction was improper.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for headaches and vertigo are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for frequent skin infections, OSA, headaches, atrial fibrillation, and hypertension as secondary to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.,Service connection was not granted for any of the claimed conditions due to lack of current diagnoses or a link between active duty service and the disorders.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury due to the lack of credible evidence supporting a current disability related to active service.,Service connection was granted for headaches, with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran's claim based on continuity of symptomatology since service.,The claim for service connection for a sleep disorder (previously claimed as chronic fatigue) is denied due to failure to report for a VA examination without good cause.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further action due to issues related to the rating of tension headaches and TDIU. Specifically, the Veteran's medications are not considered in determining the severity of his headache condition.

The appeal for service connection of the Veteran's back/lumbar spine disability, neck/cervical spine disability, migraine headaches, urinary frequency, and TMJ/TMD has been dismissed. The appeal for service connection of depression is remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted an initial 70 percent rating, effective from September 20, 2021. His migraine headaches have also been granted an initial 30 percent rating.

The Veteran's migraines are rated at a 50 percent rating for the whole period on appeal, including after January 23, 2020.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted as a qualifying chronic disability due to service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations, and thus presumptive service connection is established.

The Veteran's tension headache disorder is granted as it constitutes a manifestation of an undiagnosed illness due to service in the Gulf War.,The Veteran's sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected fibromyalgia.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, finding that there is a link between his current migraine headaches and his PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during his active duty service. The decision is based on the Veteran's credible reports of symptom onset in service and no evidence of pre-existing conditions or intervening causes.

The Board has granted an effective date of September 7, 2018 for the assignment of a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected post-traumatic headaches. The decision is based on the fact that the Veteran submitted an intent to file for compensation with VA on September 7, 2018, and his claim was received by VA within one year of this submission.

The Veteran was granted initial compensable ratings for hemorrhoids and migraine headaches, but only a non-compensable rating for iron deficiency anemia. The Board found that the Veteran's headache disability approximated the criteria for a 10 percent rating.

The Board has determined that there were duty-to-assist errors in the rating decision and remanded orders, specifically regarding the need for a medical opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and migraines. The claims are being returned to the RO for further action.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for GERD and common headaches due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The Veteran's current diagnoses of GERD and chronic sinusitis are in dispute, and a VA medical opinion is needed to determine if these conditions are related to her active service or service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's headaches are granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD. His bilateral hearing loss is currently rated at 30 percent and denied for an increased rating.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain, adjustment disorder, bilateral tinnitus, and headaches have been granted service connection.,Compensable ratings for the Veteran's tinea pedis and reactive airway disease were denied.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for an earlier effective date for the 50 percent evaluation for migraine headaches.

The Board is remanding the case to clarify whether the Veteran's migraine headaches are prostrating once a month or very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.