G. William Riggs
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Decision record in our visible corpus
- Decisions
- 575
- Granted
- 115
- Partly granted
- 52
- Other outcomes
- 408
29% 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 appeal of the issue of entitlement to service-connection for persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress (dysthymic disorder)…
2025-07-16 · dismissed
- The appeal for an increased rating in excess of 20 percent for hemorrhoids was denied, and the claim for TDIU was withdrawn and dismissed.
2025-07-15 · dismissed
- The Board granted service connection for Parkinson's Disease and remanded the claim for dementia.
2025-07-15 · mixed
- The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot condition, finding no current disability and that any…
2025-07-15 · denied
- The Board denied service connection for hemorrhoids, a bilateral ankle condition, and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding…
2025-07-10 · denied
- The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss based on the results of multiple VA…
2025-07-09 · denied
- The appeal for service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for stroke (to include residual(s) of stroke) is dismissed as…
2025-07-09 · dismissed
- The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed as the benefit sought on appeal had already been granted.
2025-07-09 · dismissed
- The appeal for service connection for tinnitus was dismissed due to a claims processing error.
2025-07-09 · dismissed
- The appeal for service connection for a cervical strain is dismissed, while the other claims are remanded for further development.
2025-07-08 · dismissed
- The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for bilateral foot disability, including foot neuroma, plantar fasciitis,…
2025-07-08 · remanded
- The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for erectile dysfunction, headaches, vertigo, tinnitus, sleep apnea, and allergic…
2025-07-08 · dismissed