Michelle L. Kane
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Decision record in our visible corpus
- Decisions
- 2,592
- Granted
- 356
- Partly granted
- 128
- Other outcomes
- 2,108
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 denied service connection for somatic symptom disorder, respiratory disorders (including COPD), nephrolithiasis, deviated nasal…
2025-12-31 · denied
- The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal for service connection for treatment purposes only under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 17 for PTSD,…
2025-12-30 · dismissed
- The Veteran withdrew his appeal for higher evaluations of his service-connected degenerative joint disease of the left and right ankles.
2025-12-30 · dismissed
- The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for hemorrhoids and tinnitus.
2025-12-30 · mixed
- The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to correct duty to assist errors.
2025-12-29 · remanded
- The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as it was not incurred in or caused by the Veteran's active duty, and…
2025-12-23 · denied
- The appeal seeking service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, degenerative arthritis, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension was…
2025-12-23 · dismissed
- The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a compensable rating for hypertension, as there was no evidence of…
2025-12-23 · denied
- The Board remands the claim for a toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) medical opinion to address the Veteran's burn pit exposure.
2025-12-23 · remanded
- The Board denied service connection for hot flashes, sleep apnea, iron deficiency anemia, and PTSD as the probative evidence did not…
2025-12-22 · denied
- The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as it was not incurred in or caused by the Veteran's active duty, and…
2025-12-19 · denied
- The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left and right knee conditions, as well as a compensable rating for…
2025-12-19 · denied