David P. Havelka
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
9 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 found that the veteran's multiple scars are not etiologically related to his service-connected right knee disability and denied…
2006-07-14 · denied
- The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a compensable disability rating.
2006-06-30 · denied
- The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his…
2006-06-05 · denied
- The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, was not incurred in or aggravated by…
2006-05-24 · denied
- The veteran is seeking service connection for coronary artery disease and osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine, both claimed as secondary to…
2006-04-20 · remanded
- The Board denied claims for service connection for various conditions, including hypertension, heart disorder, generalized arthritis,…
2006-03-17 · denied
- The Board has determined that the veteran's current back disability is not due to or the result of his service-connected left knee valgus…
2006-03-14 · denied
- The Board found that the veteran's current low back disability was not caused by any injury or event in service, and thus denied his claim…
2006-01-24 · denied
- The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death, metastatic gallbladder cancer, was not service-connected. The Board also denied DIC…
2004-04-29 · denied