Lesley Rein
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
27 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 has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and missing records, as well as new evidence received since the last decision.
2020-11-19 · remanded
- The Veteran's claims for higher initial ratings on several service-connected conditions have been remanded by the Board of Veterans'…
2019-06-11 · remanded
- The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient development of evidence and confusion regarding the benefits being sought.
2019-06-05 · remanded
- The Veteran's service connection claims for a cervical spine disability, nerve disorder affecting the right upper extremity (RUE), and…
2019-06-03 · denied
- The Board denied service connection for lupus as the evidence did not show that it initially manifested during active service and is not…
2019-05-16 · denied
- The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral foot, low back, hip, and knee disabilities due to insufficient…
2019-05-14 · remanded
- The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including posttraumatic stress disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus, are found to…
2019-05-09 · remanded
- The Veteran's claim for service connection for psoriatic arthritis, including as secondary to TCE exposure, is being remanded due to the…
2019-04-19 · remanded
- The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and an extension of a temporary total rating are being remanded due to the need for additional…
2019-04-16 · remanded
- The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for lumbar spinal stenosis with osteoarthritis and degenerative disc disease has been granted,…
2019-04-15 · granted
- The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to February 1, 2013, for the resumption of VA disability benefit payments for his…
2019-04-04 · remanded
- The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for epilepsy. The…
2019-03-26 · remanded