R. Costello
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
18 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 Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) since March 7, 2018. The Board found the…
2023-01-11 · granted
- The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render her unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment prior to May…
2023-01-11 · denied
- The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability and metabolic disability, including obesity,…
2023-01-10 · denied
- The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that her condition was not incurred in or aggravated…
2023-01-06 · denied
- The Board has remanded the case due to inconsistencies in the VA examination and treatment records for hepatitis C, and the need to obtain…
2023-01-05 · remanded
- The Veteran's service-connected bronchial asthma with COPD and emphysema, peptic ulcer, and bilateral hearing loss do not render him…
2023-01-04 · denied
- The Veteran's service-connected lumbar discogenic disc disease is rated at 20 percent for the entire period on appeal, with forward…
2021-10-01 · granted
- The Veteran's lumbar strain with herniated nucleus pulposus and degenerative disc disease is granted a 20 percent rating for the entire…
2020-12-23 · granted
- The Veteran's service connection claims for a heart disability, hypertension, and gastrointestinal disability have been granted.,An…
2020-11-19 · granted
- The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to insufficient evidence and need for a medical opinion.
2020-11-18 · remanded
- The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding no evidence of in-service symptoms or a link to…
2019-12-17 · denied
- The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of a lumbar spine condition and granted it, finding that new evidence supports the…
2019-12-12 · granted