J. Gallagher
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
13 visible decisions so far — outcome figures appear once a judge’s record reaches 100 visible decisions, because a rate over a small number reads as more meaningful than it is.
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Conditions this judge decides most
Recent decisions
- The Board has decided that it needs more information about whether the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is caused by his service-connected…
2020-10-29 · remanded
- The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection of a lumbar spine disability and has determined…
2020-10-02 · granted
- The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unemployable or unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation…
2019-08-01 · granted
- The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to service or his tinnitus, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.
2019-07-12 · granted
- The Board denied service connection for left eye pterygium, cataracts, and blepharitis as the conditions did not onset in or were caused…
2019-07-11 · denied
- The Veteran's death was caused by metastatic colon cancer, which the appellant claims is related to his service. The Board finds that a VA…
2019-07-11 · remanded
- The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disabilities are found to be the primary cause of his current respiratory and cardiovascular…
2019-07-11 · granted
- The Veteran's left knee conditions do not warrant a higher rating, and his residual scar from upper-back cyst removal does not meet the…
2019-07-11 · denied
- The Veteran's sleep apnea is not related to service or his service-connected PTSD.,His hypertension was not incurred in service and is not…
2019-07-10 · denied
- The Veteran's right ankle disability, which includes a strain and degenerative joint disease, is rated at 10 percent for the period prior…
2019-07-10 · granted
- The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection of a cervical spine disability is granted. The Board also remanded the…
2019-07-09 · granted
- The Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and headaches have been reopened due to the submission of new…
2019-07-09 · granted