Katherine Q. Forde
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
42 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 Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent since January 18, 2011. A TDIU is also granted from the same date.
2019-11-29 · granted
- The Veteran's PTSD and depressive disorder are rated at a 70 percent rating, effective June 29, 2009. The symptoms include suicidal…
2019-11-29 · granted
- The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete examination and need for additional opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's…
2019-11-29 · remanded
- The Board has decided to remand the cases of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus for further examination and opinion.
2019-11-27 · remanded
- The Veteran's muscle spasms are granted secondary service connection. The claims for learning disorder, skin disorder other than…
2019-11-27 · granted
- The Board has remanded the claims for a bilateral eye disability, left wrist disability, and sleep disorder due to incomplete information…
2019-11-27 · remanded
- The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome,…
2019-11-27 · denied
- The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of his joint disabilities.
2019-11-27 · remanded
- The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, specifically prostate…
2019-11-26 · remanded
- The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his service-connected disabilities…
2019-11-26 · denied
- The claims for service connection of right and left knee disabilities have been reopened. The tinnitus claim is also remanded. The Board…
2019-11-26 · mixed
- The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's in-service noise exposure is related to…
2019-11-26 · granted