Michael D. Martin
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
39 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
- The Board remands the claims for further development and to obtain additional evidence.
2009-03-26 · remanded
- The Veteran's claim for service connection for a sinus disorder was granted, while the claims for low back pain and a gastrointestinal…
2009-03-23 · mixed
- The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches, finding no evidence that the condition was incurred in…
2009-03-20 · denied
- The Veteran's claims for service connection for macrocytosis and hypercholesterolemia were denied as there is no current diagnosis of a…
2009-03-19 · denied
- The Board determined that the Veteran's heart disabilities were not proximately caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill,…
2009-03-18 · denied
- The veteran's service-connected melasma of the cheeks and keloid of the chest do not warrant evaluations in excess of 10 percent.
2009-03-17 · denied
- The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and PTSD, as the…
2009-03-12 · denied
- The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral ankle disability because there is no competent medical…
2009-02-23 · denied
- The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for cold injury residuals, right lower extremity, as there was no competent…
2009-02-23 · denied
- The Board denied the veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for bilateral tinnitus, as the applicable regulation…
2009-02-12 · denied
- The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his fatal pulmonary aspergillosis was not caused by…
2009-02-05 · denied
- The veteran's current left knee disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by his active military service, and the Board denied service…
2009-01-22 · denied