Paula B. Mccarron
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Decision record in our visible corpus
- Decisions
- 275
- Granted
- 62
- Partly granted
- 28
- Other outcomes
- 185
33% 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 appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
2025-06-12 · dismissed
- The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
2025-06-12 · dismissed
- The Board granted service connection for kidney cancer and COPD, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected psoriatic arthritis.
2025-03-05 · granted
- The Board granted service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, as secondary to the Veteran's…
2025-03-05 · granted
- The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hemorrhoids, and bilateral knee osteoarthritis with patellar…
2025-03-04 · remanded
- The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral spine…
2025-03-04 · mixed
- The Board remands the claims for service connection for cause of the Veteran's death and dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) due…
2025-03-04 · remanded
- The Board granted Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits to the Veteran's widow as the service-connected bipolar disorder,…
2025-03-04 · granted
- The Board remands the claim for service connection for PTSD to obtain the Veteran's complete service personnel records.
2025-03-04 · remanded
- The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.
2025-03-03 · granted
- The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a total disability rating, based on individual unemployability, due to service-connected…
2025-03-03 · remanded
- The Board remands the claim for an increased rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
2025-03-03 · remanded