Migraines & headaches decisions — 2026

The Board has reinstated the Veteran's 30 percent disability rating for migraine headaches, effective July 1, 2020, after finding that the reduction was not properly followed.

The Veteran's left wrist ganglion cyst and migraine headaches have been granted service connection.,Service connection for chronic left thumb sprain has been denied.

The Veteran's TDIU is based solely on his service-connected mixed anxiety with depression, and he has additional service-connected disabilities independently ratable at 60 percent or higher. Therefore, SMC based on statutory housebound status is granted as of June 1, 2019.

The Veteran's pseudofolliculitis barbae is rated as noncompensable, and the Board denied a compensable rating.,Service connection for lower back condition, headaches, and traumatic brain injury was also denied.

The Board has denied service connection for gastritis, chronic cough, and migraine headaches as there is no evidence of a current disability. The Veteran's claims were dismissed due to procedural issues.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for headaches, flat feet, and higher ratings for knee disabilities before the Board could make a decision.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, along with other disabilities, has rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board finds that the evidence supports his claim for TDIU.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and right wrist condition are being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors, including obtaining medical opinions related to the PACT Act exposure. The Veteran is presumed exposed to burn pit toxins during his service in Afghanistan.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and to ensure that VA's responsibilities under the duty to assist are followed. The Veteran is seeking service connection for back, neck, and migraine headaches conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for recurrent TBI residuals, including cavernous angioma residuals, a seizure disorder, and migraine, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether these conditions originated during active service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic headaches, fibromyalgia, and left-hand pain is dismissed. The claims of entitlement to service connection for hypertension and sleep apnea are remanded.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection as it is related to his in-service acoustic trauma. Service connection for left shoulder scars, generalized anxiety disorder with ADHD, and migraine headaches were also granted.

The Board has dismissed the appeals regarding various conditions, including hypertension and sleep apnea. The Veteran's appeal for service connection on all other issues is also dismissed.

The Veteran's PTSD and migraine headaches were granted increased ratings of 70% and 10%, respectively, effective October 19, 2021.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased initial disability rating for service-connected migraines is remanded due to inadequate VA Headaches examinations that did not adequately solicit information about the effects of medication on her symptoms.

The Veteran's headaches are rated at a 10 percent disability rating, effective as of the date of this decision.

The Board has granted service connection for right hip arthritis, left hip arthritis, left knee arthritis and strain, and migraines and migraine variants as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee and lumbar spine disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating, in excess of 30 percent, for maxillary sinusitis with headaches has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for a TDIU as the earliest allowed by law has been assigned, and there was no pending claim at the time of the March 23, 2023 increased rating claim. The Veteran's mental health, migraine, and tachycardia disabilities were considered in determining entitlement to a TDIU.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, headaches, left shoulder pain, right shoulder pain, LLER as secondary to lower back condition, and RLER as secondary to lower back condition. The appeals are all denied.