Debbie A. Riffe
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
26 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.
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 claims for service connection for ulcer disease and higher ratings for retropatellar pain syndrome of both knees,…
2009-03-25 · denied
- The Board denied the claim for service connection for a low back disability as there was no evidence of a relationship between the current…
2009-03-11 · denied
- The Board denied the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a right foot condition, a left knee condition,…
2009-03-09 · denied
- The recoupment of the Veteran's separation pay by withholding his VA disability compensation, in the after-tax amount of $16,005.01, is…
2009-03-06 · denied
- The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no evidence that a…
2009-03-06 · denied
- The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for tension headaches, finding that there was no evidence of a relationship…
2008-05-22 · denied
- The Board remands the case for an addendum opinion to address additional evidence and questions regarding aggravation of a herniated disc…
2008-05-09 · remanded
- The Board found that the veteran's stomach cancer, which caused his death in April 1986, was not related to service and denied the claim…
2006-10-16 · denied
- The Board has granted service connection for chronic sinusitis and a post-surgical cyst of the left sinus. The claims for tension…
2006-10-16 · granted
- The Board has granted service connection for left knee degenerative arthritis as secondary to a service-connected right knee disorder.…
2006-10-06 · granted
- The veteran's claims for service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease and kidney disorder, both claimed as due to exposure to…
2006-07-17 · remanded
- The veteran's request for service connection for a bilateral knee disorder with degenerative arthritis is being remanded to the RO for…
2006-05-09 · remanded