Migraines & headaches decisions — 2026

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to a failure to obtain private treatment records and provide VA examinations prior to adjudicating the claims.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a retrospective examination to assess the severity of his service-connected migraine headaches, and for consideration of an earlier effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral temporomandibular injury and migraines were evaluated, with the highest ratings granted for each condition. The case was remanded for further development regarding additional claims.

The Veteran's appeals for headaches, hearing loss, and back disorder were denied. Service connection was granted for hearing loss but not for the other conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and headaches on a secondary basis, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

The Veteran was granted service connection for tinnitus, but denied for bilateral hearing loss, PFB, PTSD, and chronic migraines.,Service connection for tinnitus is established as the onset of symptoms occurred during active service.

The Veteran's migraine headache disability is found to have begun during service and has continued since then, warranting service connection.

The Veteran's service connection for right knee strain, forehead laceration, migraine headaches, and right hip strains (flexion, extension, and thigh impairment) is granted from August 14, 2023.

The Veteran's PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder, migraine headaches, and OSA are all granted as secondary to his service-connected psychiatric disorder. The rating assigned is a 100 percent initial rating for the entire period on appeal.

Service connection granted for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and headaches.,Left leg disability service connection denied.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for headaches has been dismissed as the Veteran requested withdrawal of his appeal.

The Board has denied service connection for the Veteran's left knee condition, finding that the evidence does not establish a nexus between the current disability and his military service.,Service connection for high blood pressure is remanded due to insufficient medical opinion regarding its relationship to tinnitus. The examiner was asked to provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that hypertension is aggravated by a service-connected condition.,Service connection for headaches is also remanded, with the same request for an opinion on whether they are aggravated by a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's migraines are at least as likely as not related to service, and the Board has granted service connection for migraines.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to July 11, 2024 for TDIU and basic eligibility for DEA benefits was denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the threshold requirement of having a total disability rating due to service-connected disabilities at any time prior to July 11, 2024.

The Veteran's headaches are being remanded for additional medical opinions to address the relationship between his service, toxic exposures, and tinnitus.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for his migraine and tension headaches is remanded due to the inadequacy of the October 2023 VA examination report in assessing the severity and frequency of his headache attacks.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) because his service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's service-connected headaches were not productive with characteristic prostrating attacks averaging one in two months over the last several months, thus preventing her from receiving a compensable rating.

The Veteran's migraines, allergic rhinitis, and PFB with seborrheic dermatitis have been granted initial compensable ratings of 10 percent each. The rating for seborrheic dermatitis remains at noncompensable.

The Veteran's tension-migraine headaches are rated at 50 percent, the highest possible rating under VA guidelines. The Board found that his symptoms meet the criteria for very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.