Derek R. Brown
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Decision record in our visible corpus
- Decisions
- 1,987
- Granted
- 269
- Partly granted
- 36
- Other outcomes
- 1,682
15% granted or partly granted. Counts describe only decisions visible in our corpus and say nothing about how any individual appeal will be decided — every appeal turns on its own facts and evidence.
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 has found that there has not been substantial compliance with its August 2019 remand directives and requires another VA…
2020-01-31 · remanded
- The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to lack of recent medical records. The Veteran's claims for service…
2020-01-31 · remanded
- The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is currently rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds no evidence of insulin or oral hypoglycemic agent…
2020-01-31 · remanded
- The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for his…
2020-01-30 · mixed
- The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the issue of initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.
2020-01-30 · granted
- The Veteran's claim for a grant of specially adapted housing or special home adaptation is remanded due to the inextricability with other…
2020-01-30 · remanded
- The Veteran's onychomycosis of the feet was not rated compensable since October 27, 2014 due to lack of involvement affecting more than 5%…
2020-01-30 · denied
- The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and the need for further examinations.
2020-01-30 · remanded
- The Veteran's migraines are rated at a maximum of 50 percent, reflecting very frequent and prolonged attacks that cause severe economic…
2020-01-29 · granted
- The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the issues of sinusitis, right shoulder condition, alopecia, and sleep disorder to include…
2020-01-29 · dismissed
- The Veteran's claim for financial assistance for specially adapted housing is remanded due to the need for a VA examination to assess his…
2020-01-29 · remanded
- The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disorder and left-hand disorder, finding new and material…
2020-01-29 · remanded