D. P. Havelka
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
14 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- The veteran's appeal has been dismissed as the appellant and his representative have withdrawn it.
2006-09-14 · dismissed
- The Board has granted a 40 percent evaluation for the veteran's lumbosacral strain, which is the maximum schedular rating available under…
2006-05-25 · granted
- The Board found that the veteran's claimed in-service stressor was not related to combat and there was no credible supporting evidence for…
2006-02-15 · denied
- The Board denied an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for prolapsed rectum with fecal soiling, and the issues regarding GERD,…
2004-07-15 · denied
- The veteran's current neurological changes affecting both feet, with tissue loss and chronic fungal infection, are considered residuals of…
2004-06-24 · granted
- The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected lumbosacral strain is being remanded due to the need for…
2004-06-22 · remanded
- The Board denied service connection for residuals of a back, left shoulder, and left arm injury. The claim to reopen the bilateral hearing…
2004-06-10 · denied
- The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly evaluate the veteran's service-connected herniated nucleus…
2004-06-10 · remanded
- The Board granted an increased rating of 30 percent for the veteran's cold injury residuals of both feet, effective from the date of the…
2004-05-28 · granted
- The veteran is seeking service connection for PTSD, which he claims was caused by a near-drowning incident during an amphibious landing…
2004-05-24 · remanded
- The veteran's appeal is remanded to the RO for a VA examination and readjudication of his claim based on changes in the rating criteria.…
2004-05-06 · remanded
- The Board found that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent for the veteran's post-operative residuals of a medial…
2003-03-10 · denied