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Diagnostic Code 8100

Migraine — Prostrating Attacks

Covers the Headaches (including Migraines) DBQ. Every tier of this rating turns on one word — prostrating — and VA prints its own definition of it right on the form.

Filing a migraine claim: the sequence Why a headache diary started today is worth more than anything the exam room can measure. Understanding your Migraine DBQ What “prostrating” means to VA, and the one blank field that caps a rating at 30%.
Before your exam

Make sure you have the current form

VA revises Disability Benefits Questionnaires periodically, and an examiner who completes a superseded version can have the exam sent back. VA no longer prints form numbers on DBQs — it lists them by title — so the way to check is the small line in the bottom-right corner of every page.

The current Headaches (including Migraines) DBQ, as of September 2026, reads Updated on: 2024-07-09 (v24_1) and runs 5 pages. If the copy your provider is using shows an older date, download a fresh one: VA's official copy.

Don't rely on a date cutoff alone — some DBQs are revised rarely and legitimately carry older dates. Compare against what VA publishes today rather than against a particular year. Form numbers are not printed on current DBQs at all, so don't go looking for one.