J.W. Zissimos
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Decision record in our visible corpus
- Decisions
- 1,612
- Granted
- 197
- Partly granted
- 58
- Other outcomes
- 1,357
16% 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 claim for service connection for sarcoidosis as new and relevant evidence has been received since the previous denial.
2025-12-31 · remanded
- The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
2025-12-31 · dismissed
- The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death before a decision could be made.
2025-12-30 · dismissed
- The Board remands the claim for service connection for asthma to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining…
2025-12-30 · remanded
- The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, with the exception of remanding certain issues.
2025-12-30 · denied
- The Board granted a 70 percent evaluation for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and other specified trauma and…
2025-12-29 · granted
- The appeal was dismissed due to a procedural defect in compliance with claims-processing rules.
2025-12-29 · dismissed
- The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was dismissed as the Veteran has been granted service connection…
2025-12-29 · dismissed
- The Board granted service connection for Parkinson's disease, which is presumed to have been incurred in active service due to exposure to…
2025-12-29 · granted
- The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for sarcoidosis as additional development is necessary.
2025-12-23 · remanded
- The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
2025-12-23 · dismissed
- The Board denied service connection for periodontal disease (claimed as mucogingival defect with recession) for compensation purposes,…
2025-12-23 · denied