April Maddox
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
59 visible decisions so far — outcome figures appear once a judge’s record reaches 100 visible decisions, because a rate over a small number reads as more meaningful than it is.
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial. Counts are compiled from published Board of Veterans’ Appeals decisions — see how this data is built. If you believe this page misattributes a decision or misstates a record, contact us and we will review and correct it.
Conditions this judge decides most
Recent decisions
- The Veteran's appeal for additional dependency benefits for his mother, H.G., was granted because her expenses exceeded her income, making…
2025-01-29 · granted
- The Veteran's PTSD with substance abuse is rated at 70 percent, effective from November 15, 2018. The rating remains denied for a higher…
2024-11-14 · granted
- The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine and cervical spine, both rated at…
2024-11-13 · denied
- The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions and outstanding VA treatment records. The Veteran's hepatitis C is…
2022-01-12 · remanded
- The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disorder and entitlement to TDIU due to service-connected…
2022-01-03 · remanded
- The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and sleep apnea due to a lack of medical opinion…
2020-10-16 · remanded
- The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for the Veteran's PTSD, finding that his symptoms are characterized by reduced…
2019-12-23 · denied
- The Board denied service connection for cardiomyopathy with atrial fibrillation and AICD, as well as an initial compensable rating for…
2019-12-23 · denied
- The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability and an acquired psychiatric disability, finding no evidence of such…
2019-12-23 · denied
- The Veteran's left shoulder disability has been rated at 20 percent since August 1979, but the current level of severity does not warrant…
2019-12-12 · denied
- The Board has granted service connection for several conditions, including lumbar spondylosis with DDD, radiculitis of the right and left…
2019-12-11 · granted
- The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.
2019-12-10 · granted