David S. Nelson
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
19 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 denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence showing that his…
2009-03-18 · denied
- The Veteran's depression is service-connected as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus. The claim for chronic renal cell carcinoma…
2009-03-12 · mixed
- The Board has determined that the veteran did not timely submit a Substantive Appeal/VA Form 9 regarding the denial of entitlement to an…
2006-12-11 · dismissed
- The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.
2006-11-20 · dismissed
- The Board has denied the veteran's claims for initial compensable evaluations for left ear hearing loss and perforated right tympanic…
2006-10-12 · denied
- The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate VCAA notice.
2006-10-12 · remanded
- The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension is not causally related to or chronically worsened by his service-connected…
2006-10-06 · denied
- The Board has reopened the veteran's claim due to new evidence, but finds that her b-cell small lymphocytic lymphoma/chronic lymphocytic…
2006-09-18 · denied
- The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA medical records and scheduling a VA examination. The…
2006-09-15 · remanded
- The veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for his bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to the need for a VA…
2006-07-24 · remanded
- The Board found no evidence that the veteran's death was caused by a service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service…
2006-07-18 · denied
- The Board found no evidence of ulcers in service and denied the veteran's claim for service connection for ulcers. The issue of service…
2006-03-31 · denied