Migraines & headaches decisions — 2026

The Veteran's appeals for a restoration of a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches and the proposal to combine traumatic brain injury with posttraumatic stress disorder have been withdrawn, leading to their dismissal.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.,Service connection is also being remanded for various conditions, including dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, a psychiatric disorder, a right hip condition, sinusitis, a respiratory disorder, gastrointestinal issues, chronic fatigue syndrome, headaches, radiculopathy of the lower extremities, and other unspecified conditions.

The Board has granted a maximum schedular rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's migraine headaches, finding that his very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks are productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board has granted a disability rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's tension headaches, finding that his symptoms are very frequent and prolonged, causing severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine was dismissed as it was an impermissible concurrent election.,The Veteran's appeals for service connection for cervical strain with degenerative arthritis in the cervical spine and left eye condition were also dismissed due to being concurrent elections.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for acute intermittent tension headaches is remanded due to a duty to assist error in the November 2020 VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of migraine headaches has been remanded due to the need for a more adequate VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for GERD secondary to the Veteran's lumbosacral strain. The claims of service connection for OSA, acquired psychiatric disorders, sinusitis, migraines, bilateral knee, bilateral ankle, and left hip conditions are remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Veteran's Raynaud's phenomenon, scleroderma/sclerosis, and headaches have been granted service connection. The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea has also been granted a higher rating to 70 percent. Service connection for tinnitus remains denied.

The Veteran's sleep apnea, PTSD, and tension headaches with migraine headaches have been granted service connection. The Veteran also received an increased rating for PTSD to 70 percent effective June 10, 2021. However, the appeal seeking a higher rating for left knee disability has been dismissed.

The Veteran's TDIU and DEA benefits are granted effective December 11, 2018. The Board found the Veteran unable to work due to his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, headaches, visual impairment, right knee condition, and abdominal pain have been denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities or service connection has not been established.,For the issues of TMJD and left wrist strain, the Board has remanded these cases.

The Board has decided that the Veteran does not have arthritis, eczema, or migraine headaches due to service. The case is being remanded for further evaluation and opinion regarding these conditions.

The Board has granted an initial rating of 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected tension headaches, finding that his condition meets the criteria for a 10 percent rating based on characteristic prostrating attacks averaging one in two months.

The Board has decided to remand the service connection claim for a headache disorder due to a duty to assist error, requiring an opinion on whether the Veteran's headache disorder was aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a headache disability, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and an esophageal condition are granted. The claim for service connection for a chronic fatigue disability is denied. The claim for a compensable evaluation for service-connected colon polyps is denied.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for service-connected migraine headaches is remanded due to an inadequate VA examination. The examiner did not consider the frequency of prostrating attacks and the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted a 30 percent rating from May 3, 2023. The Board found that the Veteran had characteristic prostrating attacks of migraine headache pain occurring once a month over several months.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for migraines, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, right hip disability, and left hip disability due to inadequate VA opinions addressing all relevant evidence of record.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence in some cases, and a new VA examination is needed.