Luke Pelican
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Decision record in our visible corpus
- Decisions
- 132
- Granted
- 23
- Partly granted
- 17
- Other outcomes
- 92
30% 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 denied the Veteran's claim for a separate rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy as there was no diagnosis of such a…
2025-12-23 · denied
- The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for cervical strain, lumbosacral strain, and tinnitus based…
2025-12-18 · granted
- The Board remands the claims for initial ratings higher than the assigned percentages for service-connected conditions, including migraine…
2025-12-10 · remanded
- The Board denied service connection for irregular sleep/wake rhythm and granted service connection for left shoulder trapezius strain,…
2025-12-01 · mixed
- The Board remands the matter to obtain a new medical opinion from the Centralized Eligibility and Appeals Team (CEAT) regarding the…
2025-11-13 · remanded
- The Board granted service connection for left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, other than under the PACT Act, as well as…
2025-11-12 · mixed
- The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right ankle disability and a higher rating for her right knee…
2025-11-12 · denied
- The Board granted service connection for left shoulder strain, lumbar spine degenerative arthritis with degenerative disc disease, healed…
2025-11-07 · granted
- The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypothyroidism to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's…
2025-11-06 · remanded
- The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating greater than 70 percent for PTSD due to insufficient evidence of total occupational and…
2025-11-03 · denied
- The Board granted service connection for cervical strain, traumatic brain injury with migraine headaches, and left ankle disability. The…
2025-10-29 · mixed
- The Board remands the claim for service connection of a sleep disorder due to an error in providing notice of the Veteran's right to a…
2025-10-23 · remanded