Migraines & headaches decisions — 2026

The Board has granted service connection for headaches, finding that the Veteran's current headache disability is related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for endometriosis, fatigue, uterine fibroids, and a headache disability have been dismissed. The appeal of the issue of entitlement to service connection for a low back disability is remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, bilateral shoulder pain, and headache disability, prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him so helpless that he requires the regular aid and attendance of another person, as evidenced by his need for assistance with bathing/showering, tending to hygiene needs, eating or self-feeding, transferring in or out of a bed/chair, dressing, toileting, ambulating with his home or living area, and medication management.

The Veteran's service-connected cervical spine, bilateral shoulder, and right ankle disabilities are remanded for further evaluation. The Veteran also has claims for increased ratings for tension headaches and sinusitis, which are also remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an allergy condition, chronic headaches, peripheral neuropathy of the left foot, and peripheral neuropathy of the right foot have been denied. The claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction (ED) has been remanded.,The Board found that there is no current diagnosis of any of these conditions at any time during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board dismissed the appeal of a proposed reduction in rating for seizure disorder with headaches from 80 percent to 10 percent because it was premature and not an actual decision subject to review.

The Veteran's headaches, not otherwise specified, are granted a 50% rating.,Service connection for left ankle condition, residuals stress fracture medial, right ankle, and bilateral elbow pain is remanded due to incomplete records.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disability is rated at 70 percent since March 24, 2022. An effective date of March 24, 2022, but no earlier, has been granted for the award of service connection for tension headaches.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of bilateral hearing loss, thoracic spine disability, radicular pain of the right upper extremity, and radicular pain of the left upper extremity as withdrawn by the Veteran. The appeal is also REMANDED for a VA medical opinion on the claim of service connection for headaches.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for headaches has been dismissed because the AOJ granted a full grant of benefits related to headaches in a previous decision, and there is no remaining question to be decided.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Gulf War Syndrome is remanded due to a lack of examination and opinion regarding the relationship between his symptoms and service. The case will be reviewed again with an appropriate medical examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to June 28, 2012, finding that there was not sufficient evidence showing he was unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's recurrent headaches are due to his service-connected depressive disorder, not otherwise specified associated with status post reverse total right shoulder replacement. The Board has granted service connection for this condition and is now remanding the issues of sleep apnea, carpal tunnel syndrome (left wrist), carpal tunnel syndrome (right wrist), and seizure disorder as secondary to these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, right and left sciatic nerve radiculopathy as proximately due to this condition, migraine headaches, dizziness, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a skin disability, and bilateral hearing loss. The remaining issues are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to provide an adequate examination regarding the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected headaches condition, which may indicate a worsening from the last VA examination.

The appeal to sever service connection for migraines is dismissed, and the Veteran's request for a higher disability rating for migraines remains unresolved. The current 50 percent rating for migraines is deemed adequate based on the criteria provided in the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD, PTSD, CFS, chronic sinusitis, an intestine disorder, and migraine headaches as there is no current evidence of these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions did not result in his inability to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to June 19, 2019. The Board denied an earlier effective date for the TDIU.

Effective August 26, 2023, the Veteran's appeal for special monthly compensation at the rate intermediate between 38 U.S.C. 1114(m) and 38 U.S.C. 1114(n) (M12) is granted, subject to law and regulations governing the award of monetary benefits. Additionally, a 30 percent rating for service-connected migraines is granted effective August 26, 2023.