John Z. Jones
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Decision record in our visible corpus
- Decisions
- 2,341
- Granted
- 578
- Partly granted
- 206
- Other outcomes
- 1,557
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 granted service connection for scarring, right orchiopexy and remanded the claim of asbestos exposure residuals. Other claims…
2025-12-31 · mixed
- The Board remands the claim for a medical examination to determine if the Veteran's current neck strain is related to his in-service…
2025-12-31 · remanded
- The Board remands the claims for a left hip disability and sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
2025-12-30 · remanded
- The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea based on the Veteran's in-service onset of symptoms and their persistence…
2025-12-30 · granted
- The Board granted an increased 70 percent disability rating for PTSD with alcohol dependence effective November 1, 2019, and an earlier…
2025-12-30 · granted
- The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
2025-12-29 · granted
- The Board remands the claims for a new examination to determine the current severity of the service-connected basal cell carcinoma.
2025-12-29 · remanded
- The Board granted a 30 percent rating for migraine headaches prior to April 13, 2016.
2025-12-23 · granted
- The Board denied an increased rating higher than 70 percent for the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, finding that his symptoms did not more…
2025-12-23 · denied
- The Board granted service connection for cervical and lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, left elbow sprain, right elbow enthesophyte,…
2025-12-23 · mixed
- The Board remands the matter for a VA examination to assess the effects of the Veteran's medications and determine the severity of his…
2025-12-22 · remanded
- The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss, finding the evidence to be in approximate balance regarding its relation…
2025-12-22 · granted