H. Seesel
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Decision record in our visible corpus
- Decisions
- 1,549
- Granted
- 326
- Partly granted
- 72
- Other outcomes
- 1,151
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 remands the case for a new medical determination to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
2025-12-31 · remanded
- The Board remands the case for a new medical determination to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
2025-12-31 · remanded
- The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran has costochondritis or muscle pain in the chest that is…
2025-12-30 · remanded
- The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right foot and toes conditions to obtain further VA medical examination…
2025-12-30 · remanded
- The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and personality…
2025-12-29 · remanded
- The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) for further development,…
2025-12-29 · remanded
- The Board granted a compensable rating of 10 percent for migraines, discounting the ameliorative effects of medication.
2025-12-29 · granted
- The Board restored the Veteran's 100 percent disability rating for his service-connected prostate cancer, effective September 1, 2024.
2025-12-29 · granted
- The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right hand conditions to correct a duty to assist error.
2025-12-29 · remanded
- The Board remands the claims for service connection for a muscle disability and loss of body hair due to inadequate VA examination opinions.
2025-12-29 · remanded
- The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to reassess the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss.
2025-12-23 · remanded
- The appeal regarding the Veteran's eligibility for continued enrollment in the PCAFC is dismissed as moot due to an extension of…
2025-12-23 · dismissed