Migraines & headaches decisions — 2026

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus are granted service connection. Service connection for epistaxis, maxillary sinusitis, and migraines is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for GERD and headaches, finding that the evidence is in at least approximate balance as to whether these conditions are related to service.,Service connection was denied for a dizziness disorder due to lack of a diagnosed condition during the appeal period. The Veteran's symptoms were attributed to his headaches.

The Veteran's migraines, PTSD, and bipolar disorder are service-connected. The Board granted the Veteran's TDIU claim due to her service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), headaches, and vertigo have been denied as the evidence does not support a current diagnosis of these conditions.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral tinnitus, lumbar spine, left lower extremity radiculopathy, left hip condition, and urticaria are remanded due to incomplete records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection related to headaches, vision issues, right and left hip pain, and right and left thigh pain are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error, requiring additional development and an addendum opinion from a VA examiner.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for migraine headaches is denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show very frequent, completely prostrating, and prolonged attacks of migraines capable of producing severe economic inadaptability prior to March 12, 2025. From March 12, 2025, a 50% rating was already assigned as the maximum under DC 8100.

The Veteran's claims for CFS, migraines, dyspnea, chronic sinusitis, and BHL have been denied as there is no current diagnosis or service connection established.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims and rating determinations due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Board has determined that the VA opinions obtained prior to the March 2021 rating decision are inadequate and remands the cases for further development, including obtaining a new opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's schizoaffective disorder.

Service connection is granted for insomnia disorder as secondary to service-connected tinnitus.,Service connection is granted for migraines due to presumed exposure during active duty.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea, an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral restless leg syndrome, bilateral tremors of the hands, chronic headaches, facial dermatosis, erectile dysfunction (loss of use of a creative organ due to varicocele), and varicocele. The Veteran's symptoms have been observed since his time in service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for major depressive disorder and sinus headaches are granted with effective dates of February 29, 2024.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on the merits is granted for headaches. Bilateral hearing loss and hypertension are denied, and residuals of a head contusion and hemorrhoids are remanded for further examination. Service connection for asthma remains pending.

The Board has denied the Veteran's requests for earlier effective dates for his entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA). The TDIU was granted effective October 10, 2023, but the Board found that the issue of unemployability had not been previously adjudicated. The DEA benefits were also denied as they became effective on the same date as the TDIU award.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for a psychiatric disability and denied service connection for a headache disability. The evidence did not support a finding that either condition was related to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for headaches and vertigo as secondary to service-connected tinnitus due to insufficient medical opinions addressing causation and aggravation.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The VA needs to obtain examination reports and determine if the service-connected conditions meet the criteria for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grant.

The Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder with anxious distress caused or aggravated her headaches. From April 29, 2021, the Veteran's acne was granted a 10 percent rating.

The Veteran's ratings for migraine and thoracolumbar spine disabilities have been restored, but the Board has found that the VA examinations used to reduce these ratings were inadequate due to not accounting for medication effects. The claims are remanded for new evaluations.