Cory M. Picton
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Decision record in our visible corpus
- Decisions
- 907
- Granted
- 194
- Partly granted
- 124
- Other outcomes
- 589
35% 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 claims for annual clothing allowances for a left knee sleeve, A&D ointment, hydrocortisone cream, and…
2025-12-31 · denied
- The Board remands the matter to obtain an opinion on whether it is in the best interest of the Veteran to participate in PCAFC and to…
2025-12-31 · remanded
- The Board granted a 40 percent disability rating for sciatic nerve radiculopathy of the left and right lower extremities beginning…
2025-12-31 · mixed
- The Board remands the claim for service connection of phlebitis and thrombophlebitis, secondary to residuals of pericarditis, due to a…
2025-12-29 · remanded
- The Board remands the service connection claim for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an adequate addendum opinion regarding its nature and…
2025-12-29 · remanded
- The Board denied restoration of the 30 percent ratings for left knee arthritis (flexion), left knee strain arthritis (extension), and left…
2025-12-29 · denied
- The Board denied service connection for low back disability, cervical spine disability, and right leg nerve disability as the evidence did…
2025-12-23 · denied
- The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability evaluation based upon individual unemployability due to his service-connected…
2025-12-22 · denied
- The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and diabetes mellitus, type II, as there was no…
2025-12-22 · denied
- The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected…
2025-12-22 · granted
- The Board denied entitlement to evaluations greater than 30 percent for service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a total…
2025-12-22 · denied
- The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a certificate of eligibility for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grant due…
2025-12-22 · denied