Migraines & headaches decisions — 2026

The Veteran's service-connected migraines were granted an initial 50 percent disability evaluation and SMC due to housebound status, both effective September 12, 2022.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and migraine. The appeal is dismissed.

The Board has granted readjudication of the previously denied claims for service connection for asthma, low back injury (including right lower extremity radiculopathy), neck disability, headache disability, and right ankle disability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation due to the need of regular aid and attendance or being housebound.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the issues of an initial compensable rating for migraines, service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, and service connection for erectile dysfunction.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for chronic headaches with blurry vision, hemorrhoids, a right shoulder disability, recurring nosebleeds, erectile dysfunction, fatigue, and hypertension due to outstanding SSA records.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for chronic sinusitis, LLER, RLER, and allergic rhinitis are denied. The VA has remanded the claims of service connection for migraine headaches and asthma.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability and dismissed his appeal for service connection for migraines.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for migraine headaches has been dismissed due to the withdrawal of his request for a hearing and his desire to withdraw the claim.

The Veteran's headaches are currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board found no evidence to warrant a higher rating based on worsening symptoms or severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted service connection as they began within one year of separation from service and have continued since.,Bilateral onychocryptosis is not assigned a compensable rating, with the condition covering less than 5 percent of the total body area.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and increased rating for service-connected tension headaches was granted, with the effective date set at October 18, 2021.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for effective dates of July 7, 2022 for service connection for cervical condition and associated left and right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy conditions as well as cervicogenic headaches.

The Veteran was granted an initial rating of 50 percent for PTSD, effective September 4, 2019.,Effective dates prior to July 2, 2019, were denied for service connection of the heart condition, headaches, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's diagnosed migraine headaches, finding that they are proximately due to his service-connected somatic symptom disorder with depressive disorder, unspecified, with anxious distress.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD is granted. The Veteran's initial compensable evaluation for retroorbital headache with diplopia is denied. The Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for hypertension to include chronic kidney disease stage 3 is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate examination, and a new VA examination is needed to assess the severity of the Veteran's migraine headaches.

The Board has dismissed all claims of service connection for various conditions due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.

Service connection for headaches has been granted based on the Veteran's reported history of experiencing headaches during service and since then. The Board found that his current headaches are less likely than not caused by exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.,Service connection for hepatitis, liver cancer with cirrhosis, and pleural effusion with dyspnea and pulmonary embolism (claimed as lung condition) has been denied due to the lack of a medical nexus between these conditions and active service, including presumed herbicide exposure.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions and a duty-to-assist error. The Veteran's service connection claim for headaches is being reviewed again.