Michael Sanford
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 Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for erectile dysfunction and urinary frequency due to surgery performed in May…
2020-01-22 · denied
- The Board denied service connection for pes cavus of the right foot, left foot, and status post fracture with traumatic arthritis of the…
2020-01-16 · denied
- The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD and sleep apnea due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran needs…
2020-01-16 · remanded
- The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not meet the…
2020-01-14 · denied
- The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA examination and additional medical records. The Veteran's right knee…
2020-01-13 · remanded
- The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of bladder cancer is denied as the earliest applicable effective…
2020-01-13 · denied
- The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the service member's death, finding that there was no link between…
2020-01-13 · denied
- The Veteran's right hand disorder is granted as secondary to his service-connected left knee disability. From June 1, 2009 to June 7,…
2020-01-07 · granted
- The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional evidence and examination, as it relates to service connection for…
2020-01-07 · remanded
- The Board has determined that the Veteran's current disabilities, including hypertension and bilateral hip disorder, are not related to…
2020-01-06 · remanded
- The Veteran's petition to reopen the previously denied claim of service connection for a left foot condition was denied.,The Veteran's…
2019-06-25 · denied
- The Veteran's claim for a higher rating of his service-connected lumbosacral strain with posttraumatic arthritis was granted, effective…
2019-06-24 · granted