Richard Kettler
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
9 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 remands the issues of entitlement to a non-initial rating in excess of 20 percent for service-connected low back disability and…
2022-01-11 · remanded
- The Veteran was granted a disability rating of 60 percent, but no greater, for left total knee replacement from July 1, 2013. The claim…
2022-01-11 · mixed
- The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a right shoulder disability, as additional development is necessary.
2022-01-11 · remanded
- The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including new VA…
2022-01-11 · remanded
- The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed bilateral…
2022-01-10 · remanded
- The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence, including STRs and private…
2022-01-07 · remanded
- The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for enlarged prostate (claimed as BPH) due to inadequate medical opinions and…
2022-01-06 · remanded
- The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left shoulder disability, and back disability have been denied as there is no…
2022-01-06 · denied
- The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral otitis media, finding that his condition did not meet…
2022-01-04 · denied