Paul E. Metzner
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
10 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 Board granted an initial 20 percent rating for the left shoulder disorder prior to September 14, 2016.
2025-04-10 · granted
- The Veteran's PTSD with migraine headaches, hysterectomy, and lower back disorder are all granted. The Veteran is also granted a 10…
2022-01-12 · granted
- Service connection for Lyme disease, GERD, bilateral plantar fasciitis with degenerative changes, left wrist CTS with cervical…
2020-12-28 · denied
- The Veteran's death does not qualify for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 because he was not rated as…
2020-12-04 · denied
- The Veteran's claims for increased MDD and service connection for a lumbar spine disorder are being remanded due to the need for…
2020-12-03 · remanded
- The Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities are rated at 10 percent each, and the Board finds no basis to grant higher ratings based on…
2020-12-01 · denied
- The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for cervical spine disorder and right upper extremity radiculopathy,…
2020-11-24 · remanded
- The Veteran's claims for service connection for muscle and joint pain, headaches, and hypertension have been remanded due to the need for…
2020-11-24 · remanded
- The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to an initial increased rating for his right knee disorder and a separate…
2020-11-23 · remanded
- Ischemic heart disease was granted service connection effective February 22, 2011.,Urinary incontinence (as a residual of prostate cancer)…
2020-11-18 · granted