K. M. Schaefer
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
28 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 a higher rating for GERD to allow the AOJ to review new evidence and issue an SSOC.
2025-04-07 · remanded
- The Board remands the appeal for an additional medical opinion to address whether erectile dysfunction preexisted service and, if so,…
2025-04-07 · remanded
- The Board remands the claims for a higher rating for adjustment disorder and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities for further…
2025-03-17 · remanded
- The Board remands the case to obtain a TERA analysis and potentially an opinion regarding the Veteran's AML or MDS as it may be related to…
2025-03-17 · remanded
- The Board has ordered further development due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the impact of the Veteran's service-connected…
2020-12-22 · remanded
- The Veteran's application to reopen the claims for service connection for a skin disorder and erectile dysfunction is granted. The claim…
2020-12-21 · granted
- The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU were denied, except that a TDIU was granted effective February 13, 2017.
2020-01-31 · granted
- The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded. The effective date claim is granted, but the rating assigned…
2019-03-20 · remanded
- The Veteran's service-connected hepatitis C, lumbosacral disc degeneration with narrowing, diabetes mellitus, and PTSD are all denied. The…
2019-03-14 · denied
- The Veteran's PTSD and depression are currently rated at 30 percent, but the VA is ordered to schedule a new examination to assess the…
2019-02-14 · remanded
- The Board denied service connection for low back, left hip, and left knee disorders, as well as a skull fracture (claimed as TBI) and an…
2019-01-29 · denied
- The application to reopen a claim for service connection for a right knee and leg disorder is granted. The application to reopen a claim…
2019-01-25 · granted