K. Parakkal
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Decision record in our visible corpus
- Decisions
- 2,677
- Granted
- 513
- Partly granted
- 180
- Other outcomes
- 1,984
26% 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 higher ratings for the Veteran's service-connected carpal tunnel syndrome and cubital tunnel syndrome of both upper…
2025-12-31 · mixed
- The Board granted service connection for migraines and remanded the claims for varicose veins, a heart condition, gastroesophageal reflux…
2025-12-30 · mixed
- The Board remands the matter for a legally adequate medical opinion from the Centralized Eligibility and Appeals Team (CEAT) regarding the…
2025-12-30 · remanded
- The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's left hip status post joint replacement, finding that the condition…
2025-12-30 · granted
- The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, benign prostatic hyperplasia, erectile dysfunction, and lower back…
2025-12-30 · denied
- The Board granted service connection for squamous cell cancer and denied the claims for an earlier effective date, service connection for…
2025-12-29 · mixed
- The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for tinnitus and a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss, as the…
2025-12-29 · denied
- The Board remands the matter for a legally adequate medical opinion from the Caregiver Support Team (CEAT) to determine eligibility for…
2025-12-29 · remanded
- The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as it is unclear whether the Veteran's…
2025-12-23 · remanded
- The Board denied a compensable rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for…
2025-12-23 · mixed
- The Board granted an effective date of April 10, 2015, for the grant of service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy and…
2025-12-22 · mixed
- The Board remands the claim for an opinion on whether it is in the best interest of the Veteran to participate in the Program of…
2025-12-22 · remanded