G. H. Shufelt
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Decision record in our visible corpus
- Decisions
- 673
- Granted
- 164
- Partly granted
- 17
- Other outcomes
- 492
27% 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 denied the veteran's claim for service connection for heart disease, finding that his condition did not increase in severity…
2006-01-18 · denied
- The Board finds that the veteran's hypertension began during his military service and grants service connection for this condition.
2006-01-17 · granted
- The Board has granted a 20 percent evaluation for the veteran's cervical spine disability, effective July 25, 1996. The claim for an…
2006-01-11 · granted
- The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection of a psychiatric disability due to additional evidence provided by VA.…
2006-01-09 · granted
- The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted, as the evidence shows that he had a mastoid operation in…
2006-01-09 · granted
- The veteran's claim is being remanded due to the need for further development and compliance with VCAA requirements, including obtaining…
2006-01-06 · remanded
- The assignment of an effective date earlier than February 7, 2000, for the award of a 100 percent rating for PTSD is not warranted.
2006-01-03 · denied
- The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected disabilities, finding that the evidence did not meet…
2005-02-16 · denied
- The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's right ankle disability and did not address his TDIU claim.
2005-02-16 · denied
- The Board found that the veteran's service-connected disability did not cause or contribute to his death, and denied the claim.
2005-02-15 · denied
- The Board has remanded the case due to failure to comply with VCAA notice requirements and for further development.
2005-02-15 · remanded
- The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is related to his service in Vietnam and grants service connection for PTSD.
2005-02-15 · granted