S.M. Cieplak
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
18 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 claim for service connection for cause of death as there was no evidence that the Veteran's lung cancer or acute…
2009-03-12 · denied
- The Board found that the veteran's current diagnosed back disability is not related to his period of service and denied the claim for…
2006-12-18 · denied
- The veteran's PTSD was granted an increased rating to 70 percent effective December 11, 2000.,For diabetes mellitus, the claim is pending…
2006-09-26 · granted
- The Board found no evidence of a relationship between the veteran's diagnosed HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C and his period of service, thus…
2006-09-20 · denied
- The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional VA examination and treatment records.
2006-04-14 · remanded
- The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and proper VCAA notice.
2006-04-07 · remanded
- The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for further development, including affording him a VA examination to determine if he has any…
2006-03-20 · remanded
- The VA is remanding the case for further development due to new evidence received from the Social Security Administration.
2006-03-20 · remanded
- The Board has denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a right hip disability, as secondary to his already…
2006-03-16 · denied
- The Board found that the evidence received since September 1997 is not new and material to reopen the claim for service connection for…
2006-03-16 · denied
- The Board has determined that there is no competent medical evidence of current residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right side, and…
2006-03-09 · denied
- The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's coronary artery disease as secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The veteran…
2006-02-22 · granted