Matthew W. Blackwelder
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Decision record in our visible corpus
- Decisions
- 2,329
- Granted
- 592
- Partly granted
- 137
- Other outcomes
- 1,600
31% 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 Board granted service connection for anxiety but denied it for sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's sleep apnea was less likely…
2025-12-31 · mixed
- The Veteran was granted a 40% rating for his low back condition and a 60% rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic…
2025-12-30 · mixed
- The Veteran's service-connected disabilities were of sufficient severity to preclude him from obtaining and/or maintaining substantially…
2025-12-30 · granted
- The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD as the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.
2025-12-30 · denied
- The Board denied service connection for insomnia as the Veteran does not have a diagnosis of chronic insomnia independent of her…
2025-12-29 · denied
- The Board is remanding the case to address the ameliorative effects of the Veteran's medications on his bilateral lower extremity…
2025-12-29 · remanded
- The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), to include as secondary to GERD, for further…
2025-12-29 · remanded
- The Board remands the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. §1151 for an additional disability of the groin following a January 2009…
2025-12-29 · remanded
- The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. §1151 for an increase in a mental disorder as a result of the March 2015 bilateral…
2025-12-23 · granted
- The appeal for a Certificate of Eligibility for a VA loan guaranty has been withdrawn and dismissed.
2025-12-23 · dismissed
- The Board granted service connection for a left knee disability, finding that the evidence supports the claim based on the Veteran's…
2025-12-23 · granted
- The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to the Veteran's asthma with sinusitis, but denied service…
2025-12-23 · mixed