Migraines & headaches decisions — 2026

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. The claims for headaches and an acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are now rated at a 10 percent disability evaluation, effective June 22, 2020.,The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol use disorder and TBI is now rated at a 70 percent disability evaluation, effective June 22, 2020.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are found to have begun during service and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted a rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches, finding that her very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks are productive of severe economic adaptability.

The Board denied all claims for earlier effective dates, finding that the earliest possible effective date for service connection is April 11, 2019.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for migraines is remanded due to the need for an adequate VA examination that discounts the ameliorative effects of medication used to treat his migraines.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for IBS and tension headaches, as well as his request for an increased rating for PTSD, have been granted. The effective date for the increased rating of 70 percent for PTSD is October 22, 2020.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and whether it is secondary to his service-connected cluster headaches or meningitis.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at a 30 percent rating from the initial effective date of November 17, 2019. The Board finds that his headaches have been characterized by characteristic prostrating attacks averaging once a month over the last several months.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for migraine headaches prior to February 1, 2023 is being remanded due to the failure to obtain private treatment records and the need to consider the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral pes planus, skin rash, headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, right knee strain, and left knee strain have all been denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions in the record.

The Veteran's migraine headaches have been rated at a 10% disability level. The Board has now granted a 50% rating, finding that the Veteran's attacks are very frequent, completely prostrating, prolonged and productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee meniscus tear status post arthroscopy and migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to her active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and headaches have been denied because the evidence does not establish a relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral foot disability, left thumb disability, migraine headaches, rhinitis, and sinusitis have been denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.,There are no service records indicating any complaints or diagnoses related to the claimed disabilities.

The Veteran's psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis are granted service connection. The cervical spine, spine, CFS, fibromyalgia, and a disability manifested by symptoms including tachycardia, severe fatigue, feeling of weakness all over, muscle twitching, scalp tingling, dizziness, vertigo, memory problems, syncope, and headaches have not been established as service-connected.

The Veteran's headaches are considered a symptom of his service-connected sinusitis, and thus separate service connection for headaches is denied.,There is no current diagnosis of shin splints in the Veteran's case. The prior manifestations have resolved without residual effects.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, finding that it is related to the Veteran's service-connected alcohol use disorder and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for migraines, finding that the Veteran's headaches occurred with less frequent attacks and did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's initial 10% disability rating for migraines, including migraine variants, is granted prior to July 10, 2023. The effective date of the 50% disability rating for migraines is set at July 10, 2023.