Mary Gallagher
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Decision record in our visible corpus
- Decisions
- 1,464
- Granted
- 170
- Partly granted
- 32
- Other outcomes
- 1,262
14% 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 Veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable initial evaluation.
2009-03-27 · denied
- The Board denied service connection for bilateral leg injury and foot condition, cold injuries of the legs and feet, sleep disorder as…
2009-03-27 · denied
- The Board determined that the Veteran's claimed stressors of undergoing rocket and mortar fire are corroborated by the evidence of record,…
2009-03-27 · remanded
- The Board denied service connection for residuals of a left great toe injury and headaches, but granted service connection for GERD. The…
2009-03-27 · mixed
- The case is remanded for additional development, including obtaining consent forms and a further VA examination.
2009-03-26 · remanded
- The Veteran's PTSD was incurred in or aggravated by active military service.
2009-03-26 · granted
- The Veteran is entitled to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for the excision of an ischiorectal fistula due to a lack of informed…
2009-03-26 · granted
- The appeal is remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current psychiatric…
2009-03-26 · remanded
- The Board found that the evidence did not support a connection between the Veteran's tinnitus and his service.
2009-03-25 · denied
- The Veteran's hiatal hernia and low back sprain were related to active service, but hypertension was not.
2009-03-25 · mixed
- The Board concluded that the preponderance of the evidence is against the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss.
2009-03-25 · denied
- The Board denied service connection for obesity, coronary artery disease with history of congestive heart failure, and sleep apnea as…
2009-03-24 · denied