James Defrank
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
10 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 remands the claim for obstructive sleep apnea to allow VA to associate outstanding treatment records and obtain a new medical…
2025-04-03 · remanded
- The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral cold weather residuals and bilateral lower extremity peripheral arterial disease…
2020-01-14 · denied
- The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not render him in need of regular aid and attendance or confined to his household.,The…
2019-07-11 · denied
- The petition to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection of bilateral pes planus was denied. The issue of secondary service…
2019-07-11 · mixed
- The Board has determined that more development is necessary before final adjudication of the claims on appeal, including obtaining private…
2019-07-11 · remanded
- The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right knee meniscal tear with degenerative arthritis, finding that there…
2019-07-11 · denied
- The Veteran's lung cancer and coronary artery disease are granted service connection as they are presumed to be related to herbicide…
2019-07-11 · granted
- The Veteran's initial ratings for his right shoulder, lumbar spine (prior to January 24, 2018), and left knee disabilities were denied.…
2019-07-10 · remanded
- The Veteran's left total knee replacement is rated at 30 percent, but the Board found no evidence of chronic residuals consisting of…
2019-07-10 · denied
- The Veteran's dermatitis has been granted an initial 10 percent rating, effective October 16, 2013. The condition requires intermittent…
2019-07-09 · granted