M. Sopko
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
34 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
- Service connection is granted for cervical spine disability, lumbar spine degenerative joint disease with right lower extremity…
2019-11-12 · granted
- The Board granted the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of October 26, 2010 for service connection for a left knee disorder.
2019-10-29 · granted
- The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records from SSA and VA facilities. The Veteran's right eye disorder claim will be…
2019-10-29 · remanded
- The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service-connected. The Board found that the Veteran had in-service noise…
2019-10-28 · granted
- The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral recurrent tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current…
2019-10-28 · granted
- The Board restored the Veteran's left knee disability rating from 20 percent to 20 percent effective April 1, 2018 after finding that the…
2019-10-25 · granted
- The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding his service-connected left knee disabilities.,His increased ratings…
2019-10-25 · remanded
- The Veteran's right total hip replacement was granted a 70% rating starting from March 20, 2019. The condition is rated under the 'direct'…
2019-10-24 · granted
- The Veteran's claims for service connection for OSA, CAD, cirrhosis of the liver, and diabetes mellitus type II are remanded due to the…
2019-10-24 · remanded
- The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's sinusitis, which may be related to…
2019-10-22 · remanded
- The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to comply with an earlier directive to obtain private treatment records from the…
2019-10-22 · remanded
- The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is remanded for a retrospective medical opinion on additional loss of range of motion due to…
2019-10-22 · remanded