M. D. Bruce
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
25 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 right shoulder disability is rated at 40 percent, but no higher, effective from March 26, 2015. The left shoulder disability…
2020-12-31 · denied
- The Board has granted a temporary total rating for immobilization of the Veteran’s right ankle. The case is remanded for further…
2020-12-31 · remanded
- The Veteran's initial claim for a compensable disability rating for tension headaches prior to January 12, 2016 was denied. From January…
2020-12-01 · denied
- The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, to include cervicogenic headaches, as secondary to…
2020-11-19 · remanded
- The Veteran's PTSD symptoms are more closely approximated by a 70 percent disability rating, as they cause occupational and social…
2020-11-17 · granted
- The Board has ordered the Veteran to be rescheduled for VA examinations to determine if his COPD and heart disability are related to…
2020-11-16 · remanded
- The Veteran's service connection claim for restless leg syndrome was denied as there is no evidence linking the condition to her active…
2020-11-13 · denied
- The Board has decided to remand both the respiratory disability and hypertension claims due to insufficient evidence in the current…
2020-11-12 · remanded
- The Veteran's claim for a right hand disability was reopened and granted, with the condition being secondary to his service-connected neck…
2020-11-12 · granted
- The Veteran's left knee disability is rated at 30 percent since January 9, 2019. The appeal is denied as the evidence does not support a…
2020-11-10 · denied
- The Veteran's claim for service connection for DDD of the lumbar spine, which is secondary to his service-connected left knee disability,…
2020-11-10 · granted
- The Veteran is granted an initial disability rating of 50 percent for PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder prior to July 22, 2013.
2020-11-05 · granted