Barbara B. Copeland
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Decision record in our visible corpus
- Decisions
- 1,515
- Granted
- 289
- Partly granted
- 21
- Other outcomes
- 1,205
20% granted or partly granted. Counts describe only decisions visible in our corpus and say nothing about how any individual appeal will be decided — every appeal turns on its own facts and evidence.
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 service-connected other specified trauma-related disorder is rated at 50 percent for the period prior to November 12, 2015.
2019-08-01 · granted
- The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate discussion of whether the bilateral foot symptoms are distinct and if separate ratings…
2019-08-01 · remanded
- The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for service-connected left ear hearing loss was denied.,The Veteran's claim for an effective…
2019-08-01 · denied
- The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral hip disorder and for an increased rating for DJD of the…
2019-07-12 · remanded
- The Veteran's claims are being remanded for additional clarification and evidence, including a VA examination to address the etiology of…
2019-07-11 · remanded
- The Board has reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea due to new and material evidence submitted by the…
2019-07-09 · remanded
- The Veteran is granted TDIU based on major depressive disorder and SMC at the housebound rate effective January 24, 2014. The Veteran's…
2019-07-09 · granted
- The Board granted an initial rating of 60 percent for tinea versicolor from July 2, 2014 to April 17, 2016 and denied a higher rating…
2019-07-09 · granted
- The Veteran's service-connected back disability does not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
2019-07-08 · denied
- The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, ischemic heart disease, kidney cancer, diabetes mellitus type II,…
2019-07-08 · remanded
- The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right thumb disorder and diabetes mellitus type II. The case is…
2019-07-08 · remanded
- The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for cervical spine and bilateral shoulder disorders due to insufficient examination…
2019-07-08 · remanded