J. Sherman Roberts
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Decision record in our visible corpus
- Decisions
- 106
- Granted
- 33
- Partly granted
- 2
- Other outcomes
- 71
33% 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 found that the appellant's asthma existed prior to service and did not undergo an increase in severity during service.…
2003-06-09 · denied
- The veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain with scoliosis of the dorsal spine and lumbar lordosis is currently rated at 20…
2003-05-29 · granted
- The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disorder, finding that any current disability is not…
2003-05-29 · denied
- The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral pes planus, which was initially granted service connection for in July 2001 and…
2003-05-27 · denied
- The Board has determined that the appellant's generalized anxiety disorder is related to his military service and grants service…
2003-05-07 · granted
- The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's right hand disorder to his active service and denied his claim for service connection.
2003-05-05 · denied
- The Board has determined that the veteran developed depression (claimed as anxiety) in service due to an incident involving a recoil from…
2003-04-22 · granted
- The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss in his left ear and hypertension, finding no new evidence to…
2003-04-11 · denied
- The veteran's PTSD has resulted in total occupational and social impairment since the effective date of service connection, warranting a…
2003-04-08 · granted
- The Board denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy and soft tissue sarcoma due to exposure to Agent Orange, finding no current…
2003-04-07 · denied
- The veteran's left knee disability is currently rated at 30 percent, effective July 23, 1998. His right knee disability remains at 40…
2003-04-07 · granted
- The Board denied an increased disability rating for prostatitis, currently assigned a 10 percent evaluation.
2003-04-07 · denied