M. R. Vavrina
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
11 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 lumbar disc disease was rated at 20 percent from June 12, 2002, but no higher ratings were granted for the other conditions.
2009-03-24 · mixed
- The Board denied the claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no competent medical evidence showing that…
2009-02-17 · denied
- The Board denied service connection for deep vein thrombosis of the left leg, sleep apnea, and post-traumatic stress disorder as there was…
2009-02-10 · denied
- The Board grants service connection for the veteran's left and right leg disabilities, to include as secondary to his service-connected…
2009-01-29 · granted
- The veteran's hemorrhoids are rated at 20%, and the right shoulder disorder is not service-connected. The veteran's service-connected…
2009-01-27 · denied
- The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death as a result of asbestos exposure, finding no evidence that lung…
2008-05-16 · denied
- The Board found that there was no medical evidence to support the veteran's claim for a right hip disorder related to his military…
2008-05-16 · denied
- The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected low back disability is being remanded to the RO for further…
2008-05-14 · remanded
- The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for major depressive disorder and a TDIU, as the evidence…
2008-04-03 · denied
- The Board denied the motion to revise or reverse the October 27, 1986 decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in…
2008-04-03 · denied
- The Board denied service connection for a cutting injury to an unspecified finger, a right shoulder disorder, and a left shoulder…
2008-03-24 · mixed