S. Heneks
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Decision record in our visible corpus
- Decisions
- 1,726
- Granted
- 235
- Partly granted
- 88
- Other outcomes
- 1,403
19% 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 granted service connection for right knee, right hip, and lumbar spine disabilities as secondary to the Veteran's…
2025-12-30 · mixed
- The Board remands the matter to obtain an addendum medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea.
2025-12-30 · remanded
- The Board granted service connection for the residuals of a deviated septum, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
2025-12-30 · granted
- The appeal seeking continued enrollment in the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) is dismissed as moot due…
2025-12-30 · dismissed
- The appeal for service connection for PTSD was dismissed, and the claims for a compensable rating for the lower back scar, service…
2025-12-30 · denied
- The Board granted service connection for tinea pedis and dismissed the claims for tinnitus, multiple sclerosis, neck condition, and low…
2025-12-30 · mixed
- The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's lumbar spine, bilateral foot, and right thumb disabilities prior to certain dates but…
2025-12-29 · mixed
- The Board granted service connection for a cardiac disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected asthma and COPD.
2025-12-23 · granted
- The Board denied the Veteran's claim for revision of a May 2019 rating decision that assigned an initial 10 percent rating for Parkinson's…
2025-12-23 · denied
- The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and higher initial ratings for periodic limb disorder of both lower…
2025-12-23 · denied
- The Board denied service connection for Parkinson's disease, emphysema, muscle cramps, bilateral shoulder disability, and neck disability.…
2025-12-22 · mixed
- The appeal for service connection for skin cancer was dismissed due to untimeliness, while the claim for squamous cell carcinoma was…
2025-12-22 · mixed