Joshua R. Castillo
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
66 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 denied service connection for a heart disorder as there was no evidence of herbicide exposure during service and the Veteran did…
2019-12-03 · denied
- The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left foot disabilities due to inadequate examination in…
2019-12-03 · remanded
- The Board has decided to remand the service connection claims for low back, right hip, right knee, left knee, and right ankle disabilities…
2019-12-03 · remanded
- The Veteran's service connection claims for hearing loss, right elbow disorder, headaches, right and left knee disorders, a right…
2019-12-02 · denied
- The Veteran's service-connected left eye disorder and tinnitus are not granted. The Board denied the claim for service connection for a…
2019-12-02 · denied
- The Board has denied a higher rating for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms have not more closely approximated occupational and…
2019-12-02 · denied
- The Veteran's TBI residuals are not manifested by any impairment that has been already contemplated in his service-connected PTSD.…
2019-12-02 · denied
- The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination. The Veteran's lumbar disc degeneration is granted service…
2019-11-29 · remanded
- The Board has granted service connection for circadian rhythm sleep disorder and right knee patella tendonitis. The left ring finger…
2019-11-29 · granted
- The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood is granted a 30 percent rating, effective prior to July 13, 2015.…
2019-11-29 · granted
- The Board has denied the reduction of the disability evaluation for status post anterior cruciate ligament injury, left knee from 20…
2019-11-29 · denied
- The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a new examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's…
2019-11-29 · remanded