Kristi Barlow
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
54 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 the Veteran's claim for service connection for blindness due to glaucoma, as there was no evidence of a continuity of…
2009-03-05 · denied
- The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer, cataracts, scabies, and a condition requiring an angioplasty. The claims to…
2009-02-13 · denied
- The Board remands the case for another attempt to resolve the medical issues outstanding, specifically requesting a detailed examination…
2009-02-13 · remanded
- The Board denied service connection for low back disability, eye disability (dry eyes), psychiatric disability (including PTSD), and…
2009-02-03 · denied
- The Board denied service connection for a neck disability and an upper back disability as they were not related to the veteran's active…
2009-02-03 · denied
- The issues on appeal were remanded for a new VA examination as the veteran alleged an increase in symptomatology since the last VA…
2009-01-30 · remanded
- The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection, increased ratings, and TDIU due to insufficient evidence.
2009-01-14 · denied
- The claim for service connection for a left ear disability is reopened, but the merits of the claim are remanded.
2008-05-21 · mixed
- The Board granted service connection for degenerative joint disease and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar and thoracic spine,…
2008-05-21 · granted
- The veteran's service connection for sleep apnea was granted, while his claim for left eye refractive error was denied.
2008-05-13 · mixed
- The veteran's initial ratings for allergic rhinitis, herniated disc of the lumbosacral spine, and radiculopathy of the right lower…
2008-04-08 · mixed
- The Board remands the claims for service connection for GERD, skin cancer, lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, and…
2008-04-08 · remanded