S. F. Sylvester
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
6 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 denied the veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date, as there was no legal basis to assign a date prior to April 13, 2006.
2008-05-09 · denied
- The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, as the preponderance of the evidence indicated that the…
2008-05-06 · denied
- The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the veteran's claims.
2008-04-08 · remanded
- The veteran's PTSD with major depressive disorder was not shown to be more severe than 50 percent disabling prior to December 13, 2004.
2008-04-07 · denied
- The veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized inpatient medical treatment provided by the Sterling Regional Medical Center during…
2008-04-01 · denied
- The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and right ulnar neuropathy and peripheral neuropathy of the extremities, finding…
2008-04-01 · denied