S. F. Keane
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Decision record in our visible corpus
- Decisions
- 151
- Granted
- 30
- Partly granted
- 7
- Other outcomes
- 114
25% 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 denied the veteran's claims for TDIU from January 1, 2012, to January 4, 2013, and an earlier effective date for SMC Housebound.
2025-01-13 · denied
- The Board denied service connection for the veteran's anxiety and depression, finding that the evidence does not show these conditions are…
2025-01-10 · denied
- The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for MDD was granted, but the increased rating for left foot fracture and service…
2025-01-10 · mixed
- The Board denied service connection for a sleep condition, including sleep apnea as secondary to hypertension. The Veteran's service…
2025-01-08 · denied
- The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for thoracolumbar spine strain because the evidence did not meet…
2025-01-08 · denied
- The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD because the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher…
2025-01-07 · denied
- The veteran's claims for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grant were denied. The claim for service connection for…
2025-01-06 · mixed
- The Board denied the veteran's requests for earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings for disc protrusion L4-5…
2025-01-06 · denied
- The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA, stating that the veteran was able to secure and follow…
2025-01-03 · denied
- The veteran's PTSD rating was increased to 100% effective December 23, 2020. An earlier effective date was denied.
2025-01-03 · mixed
- The appeal for service connection for bilateral tinnitus was dismissed because the veteran died while the appeal was pending.
2025-01-02 · dismissed
- The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for right and left knee traumatic arthritis have been denied. The evidence does not…
2024-11-20 · denied