Katherine Kiemle Buckley
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
46 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 issues of entitlement to service connection for a low back disability, an acquired psychiatric disability to include…
2025-02-18 · remanded
- The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the feet is related to her service-connected thyroid…
2022-01-13 · granted
- The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to…
2022-01-11 · denied
- The Board denied service connection for arthritis of the hands, knees, hips, and back as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or…
2021-10-05 · denied
- The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and unspecified…
2020-12-31 · denied
- The Board has remanded the cases for further development and to obtain an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's…
2020-12-31 · remanded
- The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's bilateral…
2020-12-31 · remanded
- The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's back disability, including both direct…
2020-12-30 · remanded
- The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have resulted in total occupational and social impairment, with gross impairment in thought processes or…
2020-12-29 · granted
- The Veteran's initial claim for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not…
2020-12-29 · denied
- An effective date of May 28, 2009 is granted for service connection of a left hip disability. Service connection for right and left ankle…
2020-12-29 · granted
- The Board denied service connection for skin condition, neurological disability, muscle pain, and fatigue as the evidence did not support…
2020-12-28 · denied