Migraines & headaches decisions — 2026

The Veteran's service-connected headaches have been granted a 50 percent rating, which is the highest schedular rating available for very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks capable of producing severe economic inadaptability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for migraine headaches and GERD due to duty-to-assist errors, including incorrect dates of private medical opinions and failure to address relevant in-service treatment records. The claims are now pending further development.

For the entire increased rating period from January 30, 2020 to June 1, 2020, a disability rating of 50 percent for service-connected depressive disorder was granted.,During this period, the Veteran's symptoms resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Veteran's headaches are granted as service connection is established due to a current diagnosis and in-service event.,Service connection for fatigue is denied as the Veteran's fatigue is already compensated by his service-connected PTSD.,Service connection for IBS is denied as there is no current diagnosis of IBS at any time during the appeal period.,The Veteran's GERD claim is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's appeal of the deferral of a decision for entitlement to service connection for a foot fungal condition is dismissed. Entitlement to service connection for left hand, right hand, migraines, and chronic sinusitis disabilities are granted. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and left shoulder disability is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a special home adaptation grant as they do not result in anatomical loss or use of both hands, blindness in both eyes, deep partial thickness burns, full thickness or subdermal burns, or residuals of an inhalation injury.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for POTS and migraine headaches are being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors in the prior rating decisions.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the regular need for aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, specifically left shoulder strain, closed non-displaced clavicular fracture, and migraines.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The remaining issues of service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions.

The Veteran's tension headaches are rated at a 50 percent evaluation from July 29, 2019.,The Veteran's adjustment disorder is rated at a 50 percent evaluation effective July 29, 2019.

The Board has determined that the Veteran is in need of personal care services due to his disabilities, and remands for an evaluation on whether participation in the PCAFC program would be in his best interest.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including major depressive disorder, migraine headaches, bilateral hearing loss, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and tinnitus with BPPV, have combined to prevent him from obtaining or maintaining a substantially gainful course of employment. The Board has granted TDIU for the period from April 15, 2023.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection of migraine headaches and denied the claim for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran's service connection claims for headaches, memory loss as residuals of TBI, low back disability (lumbosacral strain), and right ankle disability (right ankle strain) have been granted. The claim for hypertension was denied.

The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings on several conditions, including migraines, bilateral hearing loss, hemorrhoids, and psychiatric disorder, was denied. The rating for migraine headaches remains at 50 percent, the maximum allowed under current criteria. Ratings for other conditions were also denied.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and service connection was denied. The left elbow disability is rated at 10 percent, but the Veteran does not meet criteria for a higher rating. Service connection for sleep apnea, headaches, bilateral knee disorder, right ankle disorder, right foot disorder, right elbow disorder, and bilateral wrist disorder were all denied.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for allergic rhinitis, recurrent migraine and prostrating headaches, and sensorineural bilateral hearing loss due to a duty to assist error.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are manifested by frequent, completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability. The Board has granted a disability evaluation of 50 percent for the entire period on appeal.

The Board has remanded the claims for high blood pressure, headaches, and any acquired psychological disorder (including anxiety, depression, and PTSD) due to service connection. The Veteran's current diagnoses include hypertension, migraine headaches, and an acquired psychological disorder such as anxiety, depression, or PTSD. A VA examination is needed to address these issues.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for headaches, hypothyroidism, and chronic hair loss due to inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran's lay statements regarding the onset and progression of these conditions are to be considered, as well as known medical literature supporting causation or aggravation by service-connected tinnitus, habitual dysphonia with infantile-type larynx, and/or hypothyroidism.