Migraines & headaches decisions — 2026

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for higher ratings for PTSD and migraine headaches, as well as for special monthly compensation (SMC), aid and attendance or housebound. The Board dismissed these appeals.

The Veteran is granted an earlier effective date of December 16, 2020 for both TDIU and DEA benefits. The Board found the Veteran's service-connected disabilities precluded him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment since December 16, 2020.

The Veteran's migraines have been rated noncompensable throughout the appeal period. The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for migraines, including migraine variants, based on characteristic prostrating attacks occurring at least once per month.

The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings and earlier effective dates for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, left eye disability, tinnitus, lumbar spondylosis with facet arthrosis and Schmorl nodes, right wrist disability (status post ganglion cyst removal), night coughing, chest pain and recurring rib displacement, chronic sinusitis, chronic rhinitis, headache disability, bilateral pes planus, right hand disability, and left knee disability has been dismissed due to untimely filings of the Notice of Disagreement.

The Board has denied service connection for GERD, headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder as there is no persuasive evidence of current disabilities during the appeal period.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are currently rated at 30 percent effective September 25, 2023. The Board finds that the evidence is in approximate balance and resolves reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran for a 30 percent rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for migraines, erectile dysfunction, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), as well as the entitlement to Special Monthly Compensation based on loss of use of the creative organ and at the statutory housebound rate, are all granted effective from December 30, 2022.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and has remanded the remaining issues due to a lack of VA examinations addressing the etiology of the Veteran's conditions.

The Veteran's depressive disorder is rated at 50 percent, but the Board found that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The Veteran does not have current diagnoses of allergic rhinitis, headaches, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), or prostate cancer.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, and her left shoulder strain is rated at 20 percent. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for the left shoulder strain.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to her service-connected disabilities, finding that she is able to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment despite her conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset and relationship of the claimed disabilities to active service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a lack of VA medical opinions and failure to notify the appellant about private treatment records. The claims are related to exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.

The Veteran's right knee PFPS is granted as service-connected, effective from the date of the July 2024 decision.,Service connection for left knee disorder and migraine headaches are both granted with effective dates of November 3, 2021.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for migraine headaches was denied, and his TDIU claim was also denied. The Board found that the Veteran could still maintain substantially gainful employment despite his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are found to be due to his in-service head injury, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus is being remanded due to inadequate medical opinion regarding aggravation.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal regarding the service connection for headache, insomnia, and obstructive sleep apnea disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to her authorized representative requesting the withdrawal of all issues in this case.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis was denied as her symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,Service connection for sinusitis was granted based on presumptive service connection due to exposure to fine particulate matter during service in Southwest Asia in the Persian Gulf War.