Guide series
Migraines and VA Disability: Complete Guide Series
Plain-English guides to migraine VA disability claims: service connection, ratings from 0 to 50 percent under Diagnostic Code 8100, prostrating attacks, and secondary connection to tinnitus, PTSD, neck conditions, and TBI.
Overview
Start here: migraines & headaches basics.
Migraine claims raise several separate questions: whether the condition can be connected to service, how the VA measures frequency and severity under the rating schedule, and whether migraines can be service connected secondary to an already service-connected disability.
The guides below work through each question using the VA's own regulations. Start with the overview, then read the guide that matches your situation.
Migraines and VA Disability: How Service Connection Works
Learn how VA service connection for migraines works, what evidence may support a claim, and how direct and secondary connection apply under 38 CFR.
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Go deeper on your situation.
8 min readMigraine VA Ratings Explained: 0%, 10%, 30%, and 50%
How the VA rates migraines under Diagnostic Code 8100 - what prostrating attacks and severe economic inadaptability mean at each percentage level.
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8 min readMigraines Secondary to Tinnitus: How the Connection Works
Can tinnitus cause migraines? Learn how secondary service connection works under 38 CFR 3.310, what the medical evidence must show, and how these claims are evaluated.
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9 min readMigraines Secondary to PTSD and Mental Health Conditions
How migraines can be service connected secondary to PTSD, anxiety, or depression under 38 CFR 3.310 - the medical mechanisms, evidence requirements, and common pitfalls.
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8 min readMigraines Secondary to Neck and Cervical Spine Conditions
How headaches and migraines can be service connected secondary to a cervical spine condition under 38 CFR 3.310, including cervicogenic headache and evidence requirements.
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9 min readMigraines After Traumatic Brain Injury: VA Claims Explained
How post-traumatic headaches and migraines after a traumatic brain injury are service connected and rated by the VA under 38 CFR 4.124a, including Diagnostic Code 8045.
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9 min readWhat Evidence Supports a Migraine VA Claim
The records, statements, and medical opinions that support a migraine VA disability claim - and the common evidence gaps that weaken otherwise valid claims.
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