H. N. Schwartz
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Decision record in our visible corpus
- Decisions
- 2,480
- Granted
- 602
- Partly granted
- 50
- Other outcomes
- 1,828
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 Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and unspecified depression were denied. The Board found that the…
2022-01-05 · denied
- The Veteran's right knee chondromalacia was rated at 10 percent prior to August 29, 2020 and granted a separate rating for instability. A…
2022-01-05 · denied
- The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss.
2022-01-05 · remanded
- The Board has decided to remand the case due to issues with the adequacy of the statement of reasons and bases, as well as the failure to…
2022-01-05 · remanded
- The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including osteoarthritis with gout and hypertension, have rendered him unable to secure or…
2022-01-05 · granted
- The Veteran's sleeping and eye disabilities are not service-connected.,The Veteran's back disability is not service-connected.
2022-01-04 · remanded
- The Board denied service connection for ischemic heart disease, prostate disorder, diabetes mellitus, hypertension and cardiomyopathy, and…
2022-01-04 · denied
- The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as incurred in service. The claims for reopening of diabetes mellitus type II, PTSD, and skin disability…
2022-01-04 · remanded
- The Board denied service connection for bilateral foot disabilities, including pes planus, as the Veteran's preexisting pes planus did not…
2022-01-03 · denied
- The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death.
2022-01-03 · dismissed
- The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss prior to October 30, 2020 and a rating in excess…
2021-10-13 · denied
- The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right wrist degenerative arthritis status post fracture was denied…
2021-10-13 · denied