Michael D. Lyon
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Decision record in our visible corpus
- Decisions
- 2,642
- Granted
- 448
- Partly granted
- 63
- Other outcomes
- 2,131
19% 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 has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual…
2020-12-30 · granted
- The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current ringing in his ears since service is as likely…
2020-12-30 · granted
- The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied because the evidence does not show…
2020-12-30 · denied
- The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine was denied. The Board…
2020-12-30 · denied
- The Veteran's right and left knee instability disorders are currently rated at 10 percent each, with no higher ratings possible due to the…
2020-12-30 · denied
- The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disorder, finding that there was no evidence linking her…
2020-12-30 · denied
- The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was previously rated at 60 percent, but a higher rating of 80 percent is granted starting from…
2020-12-29 · granted
- The Board denied service connection for prostate disability, bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the hands, and bilateral peripheral…
2020-12-29 · denied
- The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of low back disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability due…
2020-12-23 · denied
- The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a temporary total rating for convalescence beyond October 31, 2016 due to right knee surgery and…
2020-12-22 · denied
- The Veteran's claim for compensation under 1151 for postoperative meniscectomy and arthritis of right knee is denied because the evidence…
2020-12-22 · denied
- The Board has remanded the TDIU issue due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated VA examinations and a…
2020-12-22 · remanded