Patrick M. Johnson
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
55 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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Recent decisions
- The Veteran's claim for service connection for colon cancer is denied as there is no evidence of a direct relationship to his military…
2020-11-17 · denied
- The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood is rated at a 70 percent disability rating, effective from the…
2020-10-07 · granted
- The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence on file for a decision regarding the Veteran's prostate cancer and…
2020-01-31 · remanded
- The Veteran's service-connected PTSD prevented him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, as determined by the…
2020-01-30 · granted
- The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to conflicting evidence regarding their onset and…
2020-01-30 · remanded
- The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations to…
2020-01-29 · remanded
- The Board has restored a 60 percent disability rating for the Veteran's degenerative arthritis and IVDS with scoliosis of the spine,…
2020-01-29 · remanded
- The Veteran died from metastatic liver cancer, with underlying causes of chronic hepatitis C and cirrhosis of the liver. The Board found…
2020-01-28 · denied
- The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the appellant's diagnosed schizophrenia is…
2020-01-28 · remanded
- The Veteran's radiculopathy of the left lower extremity is granted as secondary to his service-connected back disability. The right lower…
2020-01-28 · granted
- The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his bilateral hearing loss disability was denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for…
2020-01-28 · denied
- The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional notice regarding marriage requirements under VA regulations.
2020-01-27 · remanded