C. Banister
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
15 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.
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Conditions this judge decides most
Recent decisions
- The Board denied service connection for a low back disability, left knee disability, heart disability, psychiatric disorder including…
2019-12-17 · denied
- The Board denied the claims of service connection for bilateral pes planus, bilateral knee condition, tinnitus, and depressive disorder as…
2019-12-13 · denied
- The Board has determined that the Veteran's anxiety disorder likely began during her active duty service and grants service connection for…
2019-12-13 · granted
- The Board has ordered a remand for the Veteran to undergo an examination regarding his service-connected thoracolumbar spine disability…
2019-12-12 · remanded
- The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him bedridden or confined to his immediate premises prior…
2019-12-12 · remanded
- The Veteran's left knee disability, which includes a torn lateral meniscus and degenerative joint disease, has been rated at 10 percent.…
2019-12-12 · granted
- The Board denied service connection for degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine, left ankle disability, and hypertension as…
2019-12-12 · denied
- The Veteran's radiculopathy of the right sciatic nerve has not been manifested by severe incomplete paralysis, and a rating in excess of…
2019-12-12 · remanded
- The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection of hypertension and a skin disability, as well as his claim for a…
2019-12-12 · dismissed
- The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for his right shoulder, left shoulder, and cervical spine disabilities have been denied. The…
2019-12-12 · denied
- The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between any lung disabilities and service,…
2019-12-11 · remanded
- The Veteran's PTSD with panic disorder and agoraphobia resulted in occupational and social impairment prior to May 9, 2016. The Board…
2019-12-11 · denied