Michael A. Herman
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Decision record in our visible corpus
- Decisions
- 2,036
- Granted
- 425
- Partly granted
- 121
- Other outcomes
- 1,490
27% 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 withdrew his appeal for entitlement to a compensable evaluation for hypertension, an effective date earlier than August 10,…
2025-12-31 · dismissed
- The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic ear condition, finding that the evidence does not support a link…
2025-12-30 · denied
- The Board granted a 10 percent rating for hemorrhoids, which fully satisfies the Veteran's appeal.
2025-12-30 · granted
- The Board denied service connection for a left foot disorder and also denied entitlement to a temporary total rating due to…
2025-12-29 · mixed
- The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, bladder cancer, due to in-service exposure to ionizing radiation.
2025-12-29 · granted
- The Board granted service connection for multiple sclerosis, finding that it manifested to a degree of 10 percent or more within seven…
2025-12-29 · granted
- The Board remands the claims for service connection for low back osteoarthritis and traumatic brain injury to correct pre-decisional duty…
2025-12-23 · remanded
- The appeal for service connection for degenerative joint disease, lumbar spine was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
2025-12-23 · dismissed
- The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen claims for service connection for a back disorder and tinnitus, as new and material…
2025-12-22 · denied
- The Board remands the claim for a higher rating for left ankle impingement syndrome due to an inadequate VA examination.
2025-12-22 · remanded
- The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder with anxious distress and denied service connection for PTSD. The…
2025-12-22 · mixed
- The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation from March…
2025-12-22 · granted