The Board has granted an initial 30 percent rating for migraines headaches, finding that the Veteran's symptoms meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 8100.
The deciding factor: The most recent examination showed complaints of daily headaches with characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on average once a month over several months, resulting in sensitivity to light and sound, need to rest during symptomatic episodes, and difficulty focusing during headache episodes.
- Claimed conditions
- Migraines headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 6, 2026
- Citation
- A26011430
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection, as well as an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected migraines headaches have precluded her from securing and maintaining gainful employment since July 17, 2013.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headache disability was initially rated at 30 percent prior to May 18, 2017. Effective from May 18, 2017, the Veteran is granted a 50 percent rating for his migraines headaches.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for migraines headaches is remanded due to the need for a new examination to determine the current severity of his headache disability.
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