Bethany L. Buck
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Decision record in our visible corpus
- Decisions
- 2,088
- Granted
- 529
- Partly granted
- 154
- Other outcomes
- 1,405
33% 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 Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a second clothing allowance for the calendar year 2023 for a topical skin medication prescribed…
2025-12-31 · denied
- The Board remands the matter for further development, including obtaining updated treatment records and addendum medical opinions to…
2025-12-30 · remanded
- The Board granted a separate 30 percent rating for TBI residuals, including vertigo, dizziness and sensitivity to light from April 18,…
2025-12-30 · mixed
- The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with insomnia disorder and TBI, as the evidence…
2025-12-29 · granted
- The Board denied the claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss prior to December 19, 2022.
2025-12-23 · denied
- The Board remands the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for residuals of a double mastectomy due to the need for…
2025-12-23 · remanded
- The Board remands the Veteran's claim for eligibility to enroll in the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC)…
2025-12-23 · remanded
- The Veteran's service-connected migraines were granted a maximum 50 percent disability rating, and the claims for increased ratings for…
2025-12-23 · mixed
- The Board denied service connection for pheochromocytoma, hypertension (HTN), heart condition, and diabetes mellitus, type II due to a…
2025-12-22 · denied
- The Board remands the Veteran's claim for eligibility to enroll in the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC)…
2025-12-22 · remanded
- The appeal is remanded to the AOJ for a more detailed and thoroughly explained medical opinion regarding the Veteran's eligibility for…
2025-12-22 · remanded
- The Board remands the issue of entitlement to eligibility for PCAFC benefits due to inadequate medical opinion and insufficient notice.
2025-12-22 · remanded