J. N. Moats
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
24 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 Veteran's left shoulder disability is rated at 50 percent from April 1, 2023. The Board found that the condition resulted in severe…
2024-10-02 · granted
- The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no…
2022-01-13 · denied
- The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left shoulder disability and TDIU. The Board found that there was no…
2022-01-10 · denied
- The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased evaluation for dislocation of the left shoulder and for TDIU due to…
2020-11-23 · remanded
- The Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions are remanded due to incomplete records and need for further medical…
2019-06-11 · remanded
- The Board has determined that there was not substantial compliance with the November 2017 remand directives and has therefore ordered the…
2019-06-10 · remanded
- The Veteran's surviving spouse is recognized for the purposes of receiving DIC, death pension, and/or accrued benefits.
2019-06-07 · granted
- The Board has denied service connection for low back disorder and associated bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy due to lack of a…
2019-06-07 · denied
- The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is caused or aggravated…
2019-06-06 · remanded
- The Veteran's cause of death was cardiopulmonary arrest due to likely pneumonia and stage IV gastric carcinoma. The service-connected…
2019-06-06 · denied
- The Board denied service connection for Degenerative Joint Disease of the right hip and Bilateral Hearing Loss, finding that there is no…
2019-06-06 · denied
- The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for hypertension and a bilateral foot condition,…
2019-06-06 · remanded