D. Martz Ames
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Decision record in our visible corpus
- Decisions
- 2,170
- Granted
- 647
- Partly granted
- 185
- Other outcomes
- 1,338
38% 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 reinstatement of apportionment of $75 per month to the appellant due to her divorce from the Veteran effective…
2025-12-31 · denied
- The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a higher disability rating for varicose veins of both lower extremities due to insufficient…
2025-12-30 · remanded
- The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and a right hip disability, and granted a 30 percent rating for ureterolithiasis. The…
2025-12-30 · mixed
- The appeal is remanded to obtain a more detailed and thoroughly explained medical opinion regarding the Veteran's eligibility for…
2025-12-30 · remanded
- The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss as the evidence did not show a current disability for VA purposes.
2025-12-30 · denied
- The Board granted a disability rating of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea and asthma from September 25, 2017 to July 22, 2018, but…
2025-12-29 · mixed
- The Board remands the claim for service connection of a low back condition to obtain an adequate medical opinion, as the presumption of…
2025-12-29 · remanded
- The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss, as well as service connection for kidney…
2025-12-29 · denied
- The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, chronic myelocytic leukemia (CML), due to benzene exposure during…
2025-12-23 · granted
- The Board denied service connection for neurologic signs or symptoms due to toxic exposure at Camp Lejeune and remanded the claim for…
2025-12-23 · denied
- The Board remands the issue of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea for additional development, including obtaining an opinion…
2025-12-23 · remanded
- The Board granted service connection for migraines, finding that the evidence supports a link between the Veteran's current condition and…
2025-12-23 · granted