Michelle P. Katz
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Decision record in our visible corpus
- Decisions
- 112
- Granted
- 18
- Partly granted
- 4
- Other outcomes
- 90
20% 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 Veteran's claim for an increased rating for chronic low back strain is denied, while his claim for service connection for right lower…
2020-12-01 · mixed
- The Board denied service connection for right hand, left hip, and cervical spine disabilities due to lack of in-service injury or disease,…
2020-11-24 · denied
- The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been reopened, and the Board remanded this issue. The…
2020-11-19 · remanded
- The Veteran's bilateral pes planus is granted a 30 percent rating, effective from the date of claim. Service connection for hyperkeratotic…
2020-11-19 · granted
- The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a lower extremity disability and special monthly compensation (SMC) due to…
2020-11-19 · remanded
- The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding his service-connected herniorrhaphy, residuals and TDIU claims.
2020-11-18 · remanded
- The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are remanded due to unclear pre-service status of his psychiatric…
2020-11-18 · remanded
- The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment.
2020-11-18 · denied
- The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of a diagnosis within one…
2020-11-17 · denied
- The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50% from June 30, 2016. The decision on Cluster Headaches and TDIU remains pending.
2020-11-17 · mixed
- The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for voiding…
2020-11-16 · granted
- The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various joint disabilities due to insufficient medical opinions and…
2020-11-10 · remanded