H.M. Walker
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Decision record in our visible corpus
- Decisions
- 2,569
- Granted
- 517
- Partly granted
- 141
- Other outcomes
- 1,911
26% 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 an increased rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder and discectomy with lumbar discogenic pain but granted a 20%…
2025-12-31 · mixed
- The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder, finding that her symptoms more closely…
2025-12-30 · granted
- The Board denied an evaluation greater than 20 percent for right hand carpal tunnel syndrome, as the evidence did not show severe…
2025-12-30 · denied
- The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral knee and lumbar spine conditions due to inadequate VA opinions.
2025-12-30 · remanded
- The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD for a new examination that properly considers the lay statements,…
2025-12-30 · remanded
- The appeal for an increased evaluation for right hand carpal tunnel syndrome is dismissed due to administrative error and the need to…
2025-12-30 · dismissed
- The appeals for restoration of ratings and for a higher disability rating were dismissed as the April 2025 rating decision did not make…
2025-12-30 · dismissed
- The Board granted Level 2 benefits under VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) from the October 6, 2021…
2025-12-30 · granted
- The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and higher ratings, finding that the evidence did not support an earlier…
2025-12-30 · denied
- The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's right upper extremity nerve damage and denied an increased rating for left upper…
2025-12-30 · mixed
- The Board denied service connection for right transtibial amputation secondary to dysvascular etiology, finding no evidence linking the…
2025-12-23 · denied
- The Board denied entitlement to an initial compensable rating from January 1, 2002, to June 27, 2019, for bilateral preauricular scars as…
2025-12-23 · denied