M.S. Doran
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
33 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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Recent decisions
- The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service-connected due to in-service noise exposure.,PTSD is granted as…
2019-10-30 · granted
- The Board has decided to readjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and scoliosis due…
2019-10-29 · remanded
- The Board denied the Veteran's appeal regarding the propriety of a combined evaluation of 90 percent assigned as of October 1, 2010. The…
2019-10-25 · denied
- The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for issuance of a Statement of the Case (SOC) as it is not clear if this claim will…
2019-10-24 · remanded
- The Board has reopened the appellant's claim regarding his character of discharge due to a serious offense, and found that new evidence…
2019-10-24 · granted
- The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and opinions regarding his claims of right knee osteoarthritis, degenerative…
2019-10-24 · remanded
- The Veteran's hepatitis C has been rated at 10 percent since March 30, 2012. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria…
2019-10-24 · denied
- The Veteran's claims for restoration of the 30 percent rating and a higher than 30 percent rating for migraine headaches are being…
2019-10-23 · remanded
- The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder and TDIU prior to January 10, 2017 are being remanded…
2019-10-22 · remanded
- The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent prior to January 29, 2016 and at 70 percent thereafter. The case is remanded for further…
2019-10-22 · remanded
- The Veteran's gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The reduction in the…
2019-10-22 · granted
- The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including left knee disorder, sleep apnea, right…
2019-10-22 · remanded