Richard C. Thrasher
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 Board granted service connection for post-operative residuals of a deviated nasal septum and sinusitis, finding that the veteran's…
2009-03-13 · granted
- The Board granted service connection for post-concussion headaches, finding that the Veteran experienced a minor head injury during combat…
2009-03-11 · granted
- The Veteran is eligible for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at the Sarasota Memorial Hospital on March…
2009-02-19 · granted
- The appeal is being remanded to obtain additional evidence and a new medical opinion.
2009-01-14 · remanded
- The veteran is entitled to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to his service-connected degenerative joint…
2008-05-06 · mixed
- The veteran's back disability was granted service connection, and a 100% rating for bilateral hearing loss was assigned.
2008-03-26 · granted
- The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder and found no new and material evidence to reopen the claim of Klinefelter's…
2006-12-18 · denied
- The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for the cause of his death and entitlement to DIC under the provisions of…
2006-11-27 · denied
- The Board granted service connection for residuals of a left testicle disability and assigned an initial 10 percent rating, effective…
2006-07-07 · granted
- The Board has remanded the veteran's claims due to the need for further development of his service medical records and a VA neurological…
2006-07-06 · remanded
- The veteran's claim for higher initial ratings for bilateral hearing loss was denied. Prior to October 29, 2004, the VA found that his…
2006-06-26 · denied
- The Board found that the veteran's pre-existing mitral valve prolapse did not increase in severity during service, and thus denied his…
2006-06-22 · denied