Migraines & headaches decisions — 2026

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for migraine headaches has been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeals for service connection for bell's palsy and residuals of carbon monoxide poisoning have been dismissed.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for OSA is remanded.

The Veteran's headaches, which manifested as very frequent and prolonged attacks causing severe economic inadaptability, are granted a 50 percent disability rating for the entire period on appeal.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU based on his service-connected migraines and SMC at the housebound rate due to additional service-connected disabilities independently rated at 60 percent.

The appeals for service connection of thoracolumbar spine disability, dental disability, headache disability (claimed as migraine headaches), and PTSD have been dismissed. The appeal regarding service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is remanded.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions were granted effective from July 1, 2020.

The Veteran withdrew her appeals for reopening the claims of service connection for depression, anxiety, and headaches secondary to tinnitus.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at a 50 percent rating, effective December 3, 2021, due to frequent and severe attacks that significantly impact his ability to work.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected headache disability is remanded due to the lack of a proper VA examination, which may have influenced the initial decision.

The Board has granted service connection for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) as secondary to the Veteran's ocular migraines, finding that all reasonable doubt should be resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's sleep apnea is service connected as secondary to his PTSD. The GERD and migraine headaches claims are remanded for further review.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability, low back condition, bilateral knee disabilities, and left shoulder strain have been granted service connection. The Veteran's low back condition has been increased to a 40 percent evaluation, while the bilateral knee conditions remain at their current 10 percent evaluations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for migraine condition and brachial neuritis are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions addressing the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed. The Board has also remanded several issues related to erectile dysfunction and bowel dysfunction.

The Board denied an increased initial disability rating for migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a 50% rating due to lack of very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tension headaches was granted with an effective date of August 28, 2014.,Service connection for eczema was granted with an effective date of August 10, 2022. The Veteran requested an earlier effective date but the request was denied.

The Veteran's OSA is granted as secondary to PTSD, but his headaches are denied due to lack of service connection.

Service connection for chronic headaches and restoration of a 20 percent disability rating for the service-connected left wrist strain are granted.,The appeal to restore a higher disability rating for the broken right foot is dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's requests for earlier effective dates of service connection for his claimed disabilities, including multi-level bulging lumbar discs, left knee tenosynovitis, right knee tenosynovitis, migraines, and tinnitus. The earliest effective date allowed under VA law is August 25, 2024.

The Board denied entitlement to revision of the September 2017 and July 2018 rating decisions concerning denial of SMC based on need for regular aid and attendance, finding no CUE.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings have been denied. The appeals are either not granted or the maximum rating has already been assigned.