Migraines & headaches decisions — 2026

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a left wrist fracture, bilateral hearing loss, Type II diabetes, bilateral glaucoma, OSA, cervical disc herniation, and other musculoskeletal issues are denied.,Service connection is not established for any of the claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, migraine headache disability, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) due to inadequate medical opinions.,Further examinations are needed to determine if the Veteran's conditions had their clinical onset during service or are related to her period of active service.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability and headache disability.,There is no evidence of a current disability, and the Veteran's reported in-service injuries are not supported by medical records.

The Veteran requested to withdraw all his appeals for service connection of sinus condition, migraine condition, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). As a result, the Board dismissed these claims.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the issues of esophageal condition, right foot condition, headaches, seizure disorder, traumatic brain injury, and hypertension have been dismissed due to withdrawal by the Veteran during a Board hearing. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded.

The Veteran's mixed-type headaches with migraine component are rated at 30 percent, and the Board has granted a higher rating to 50 percent, finding that her attacks of migraines are very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged, producing severe economic inadaptability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran is unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected migraines, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1151 for a disability causing headaches and vision sensitivity.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and right bundle branch block. The claims for bilateral hip joint pain, bilateral shoulder pain, and tension headaches are remanded.,The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was not shown to be related to service, as the evidence did not support current hearing loss disability.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error in the previous examination and opinion, which did not consider potential secondary service connection.

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are granted as service connected. The Board is remanding the claims for left elbow, right elbow, right bicep tear, right foot, and left foot disorders due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's TDIU based on migraine disability alone is granted, and he has a single disability rated at 100 percent. He also has other service-connected disabilities independently ratable at 60 percent or more, qualifying him for SMC(s) at the housebound level.

The Veteran's appeals for higher ratings on several conditions have been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeals.,The Board has not assigned a specific rating or effective date as the claims are being remanded.

The Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates for service connection and disability ratings have been dismissed due to the withdrawal of specific issues by his representative.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for migraine headaches due to insufficient evidence and a need for further examination.

The Veteran's appeal of a noncompensable rating for migraines was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of administrative review options.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating for persistent depressive disorder has been withdrawn.,Service connection is granted for conjunctivitis and headache disorder, both of which are directly related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches was granted with an effective date of August 17, 2020. The date entitlement arose is January 1993 when the Veteran was diagnosed with chronic headaches.

The Board has granted service connection for migraines, but has remanded the issue of service connection for fibromyalgia due to a lack of relevant medical records.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to warrant readjudication of the claims for bilateral hearing loss, headaches, and tinnitus. The Veteran's service connection claims are being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.