---
title: "How to file a VA migraine + headache claim (DC 8100)"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/howto/file-migraine-headache-claim.json"
tags: ["howto"]
---

# How to file a VA migraine + headache claim (DC 8100)

`GET /api/v1/howto/file-migraine-headache-claim.json`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://warriorsfund.org`
- URL: `https://warriorsfund.org/api/v1/howto/file-migraine-headache-claim.json`
- Auth: none declared

5-step Schema.org HowTo for migraines + chronic headaches. 5 SC pathways: direct, secondary to TBI, secondary to PTSD, secondary to tinnitus/acoustic trauma, secondary to sleep apnea. Headache journal protocol (3-6 months) drives ratings. Pickett v. McDonough (CAVC 2024) "prostrating" doctrine. 50% rating requires economic-inadaptability evidence (work absences, lost jobs).

## Response `200`

HowTo entity

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