Michael L. Marcum
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
28 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 has granted a TDIU effective June 1, 2012, based on the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and sleep apnea. The Veteran is also…
2023-01-06 · granted
- The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, as there was no…
2019-11-05 · denied
- The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional development,…
2019-11-05 · remanded
- The Board has determined that the Veteran's migraine headaches, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, right leg disability,…
2019-11-05 · remanded
- The Board has granted service connection for retrograde ejaculation and impotence with penile deformity and penile implant as secondary to…
2019-11-01 · granted
- The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left knee internal derangement and arthritis are being remanded due to the need for a new…
2019-10-29 · remanded
- The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a cervical spine disability, finding no evidence linking his current…
2019-10-28 · denied
- The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for left hand and forearm disabilities due to a lack of an adequate…
2019-10-25 · remanded
- The Veteran's right shoulder strain is currently rated at 20 percent prior to November 19, 2017 and denied for higher ratings…
2019-10-23 · denied
- The Veteran's request for waiver of overpayment of VA pension benefits was denied because it was not made within the required 180-day…
2019-10-22 · denied
- The Veteran's disability rating for mechanical low back pain with degenerative changes in the lumbar spine and IVDS was reduced from 50%…
2019-10-22 · granted
- The Veteran's claim for service connection for a balance disorder of unknown etiology was granted with an effective date of March 28,…
2019-10-22 · granted