Debbie A. Breitbeil
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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Recent decisions
- The Board remands the case for a new VA medical opinion to address the Veteran's respiratory disability and its potential relation to…
2025-02-12 · remanded
- The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and kidney disease have been granted. The claim for service connection for…
2019-10-29 · granted
- The Veteran's major depressive disorder was granted a 60 percent rating effective September 1, 2017, after deducting the pre-aggravation…
2019-10-29 · granted
- The Veteran's claim to reopen a service connection for a bilateral eye disability is granted. The case is remanded for further…
2019-10-24 · remanded
- The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence to…
2019-10-23 · denied
- The Veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.,Service…
2019-10-23 · denied
- The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for radiation proctitis is remanded due to the need for additional medical records and possibly…
2019-10-22 · remanded
- The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but granted restoration of ratings for right shoulder disability and back…
2019-10-22 · denied
- The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as they were previously denied due to lack of evidence…
2019-10-17 · remanded
- The Board has determined that the Veteran is not entitled to an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for…
2019-10-17 · remanded
- The Board denied the Veteran's request for an effective date prior to October 9, 2014, for the grant of service connection for PTSD. The…
2019-10-17 · denied
- The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a temporary total rating due to back surgery, and the Board dismissed the case as a result.
2019-10-15 · dismissed