N. Rippel
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
13 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.
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 granted service connection for the veteran's right shoulder condition, right foot condition, and left foot condition based on…
2025-12-12 · granted
- The Board remands the claim for additional evidentiary development, including a dose estimate consistent with 38 C.F.R. § 3.311 from the…
2025-11-17 · remanded
- The Board granted service connection for rhinitis, finding that the Veteran's symptoms had their onset during service and have been…
2025-06-30 · granted
- The Board remands the service connection claims for back, feet, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy conditions due to a lack of…
2025-02-28 · remanded
- The Board remands the claims for service connection for left hip, right hip, and right ankle as further development is needed.
2025-02-19 · remanded
- The Board remands the claim for service connection for chronic myelocytic leukemia (leukemia) to obtain a dose estimate from the Under…
2025-02-13 · remanded
- The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and type 2 diabetes mellitus, while denying service connection for shin…
2025-02-04 · mixed
- The veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for left carpal scaphoid fracture with degenerative arthritis was denied. The claims…
2025-01-30 · mixed
- The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right knee condition and right knee scar were denied as the Veteran failed to appear…
2025-01-23 · denied
- The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a separate compensable rating for a sleep disorder, finding that his symptoms are already…
2024-01-10 · denied
- The Board has vacated its decision denying service connection for sleep apnea and remanded the issue due to inextricably intertwined…
2019-10-31 · remanded
- The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches and unspecified schizophrenia disorder/other psychotic disorder rendered him unable to…
2019-10-29 · granted