S. B. Mays
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Decision record in our visible corpus
- Decisions
- 1,990
- Granted
- 564
- Partly granted
- 134
- Other outcomes
- 1,292
35% 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 Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and…
2025-12-31 · remanded
- The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities interfered with normal…
2025-12-30 · remanded
- The appeal seeking revision of a prior rating decision involving coronary artery disease (CAD), based on a finding of clear and…
2025-12-30 · dismissed
- The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
2025-12-30 · dismissed
- The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, as the evidence did not support a…
2025-12-30 · denied
- The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a heart disability, granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus…
2025-12-29 · mixed
- The Board remands the claim for service connection of urinary incontinence to obtain an adequate VA opinion, specifically addressing…
2025-12-29 · remanded
- The Board remands the claim for a VA medical opinion to determine the severity of the Veteran's service-connected migraine disability,…
2025-12-23 · remanded
- The Board granted a 70 percent initial rating for PTSD, but not higher, for the entire period on appeal.
2025-12-23 · granted
- The Board granted an increased disability rating of 30 percent, but not higher, for the Veteran's service-connected left ulnar disability.
2025-12-23 · granted
- The Board denied the Veteran's claims for recognition of J.H. and C.H. as his dependent children for VA purposes, finding that there was…
2025-12-22 · denied
- The Board remands the Veteran's appeal for an adequate VA medical opinion to address whether obstructive sleep apnea is secondary to…
2025-12-22 · remanded