Michael S. Siegel
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
10 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 remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing VCAA notice. The…
2006-11-16 · remanded
- The Board found that the appellant was not the veteran's surviving spouse for VA purposes due to conflicting evidence and the fact that…
2006-08-15 · denied
- The VA has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a compensable evaluation, as his audiometric results…
2006-08-10 · denied
- The Board has determined that the appellant's current testicular pain and erectile dysfunction are not related to his service, including…
2006-03-10 · denied
- The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) denied an increased evaluation for service-connected hearing loss disability, but the case was…
2005-02-07 · denied
- The Board finds that the veteran does not have a bilateral eye disability, to include glaucoma and cataracts, which is shown by the…
2004-05-11 · denied
- The veteran's claim for an increased rating from 20 percent for his low back disability is being remanded due to the need to consider both…
2004-01-30 · remanded
- The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected hearing loss disability is being remanded due to the need for…
2004-01-26 · remanded
- The Board denied the veteran's appeal for non-service-connected pension benefits because his service did not meet the threshold…
2004-01-21 · denied
- The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development due to procedural deficiencies and to obtain relevant medical records.
2004-01-21 · remanded