Christopher Seppanen
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Decision record in our visible corpus
- Decisions
- 964
- Granted
- 229
- Partly granted
- 123
- Other outcomes
- 612
37% 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 granted service connection for testicular hypofunction, finding a positive nexus to in-service toxic exposure. The claim for an…
2025-12-30 · mixed
- The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) based on the evidence of…
2025-12-29 · granted
- The appeal concerning the issue of entitlement to service connection for headaches has been withdrawn by the Veteran's attorney.
2025-12-23 · dismissed
- The Board denied service connection for headaches and a genitourinary condition, including ED, as there was no evidence of a current…
2025-12-23 · denied
- The Veteran is granted a higher rate of special monthly compensation (SMC) at the rate authorized under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(m).
2025-12-22 · granted
- The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected left ankle disability, finding that the…
2025-12-22 · denied
- The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including GAD, MDD, PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and foot…
2025-12-19 · denied
- The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 30, 2022, for service connection and a 100 percent disability rating from August 30,…
2025-12-19 · granted
- The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for PTSD as moot and denied the claim for service connection for osteoporosis. The…
2025-12-19 · mixed
- The appeal concerning the issues of service connection for back conditions, left leg disability, right leg disability, and seizures is…
2025-12-18 · dismissed
- The Board remands several issues, including service connection for headaches and ratings for a right femur disability, due to the need for…
2025-12-18 · remanded
- The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for tension headaches, as the evidence did not show characteristic…
2025-12-18 · denied