S. Merrick
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Decision record in our visible corpus
- Decisions
- 154
- Granted
- 34
- Partly granted
- 25
- Other outcomes
- 95
38% 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 service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, unspecified depressive disorder…
2025-12-30 · remanded
- The Board remands the claims for service connection for right knee strain and left shoulder strain to obtain adequate medical opinions…
2025-12-02 · remanded
- The Board granted service connection for headaches associated with the right eye disability and a rating of 20 percent for the right eye…
2025-11-14 · mixed
- The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was granted, while claims for chronic fatigue syndrome,…
2025-11-10 · mixed
- The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and granted service connection for alcohol abuse disorder as secondary…
2025-10-29 · mixed
- The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for unspecified anxiety disorder and remanded claims for service…
2025-10-29 · denied
- The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD, right hip strain, lumbosacral strain, right knee meniscal tear, and…
2025-10-29 · denied
- The Board granted a 50 percent rating for PTSD and a 40 percent rating for lumbar strain, while denying service connection for bilateral…
2025-10-28 · mixed
- The Board is remanding the matters for clarification from the private examiner as to whether a goniometer was used, and will defer further…
2025-10-24 · remanded
- The Board granted readjudication for several service connection claims but denied others, and remanded some for further examination.
2025-10-22 · mixed
- The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied increased ratings for PTSD, thoracic spine disability, and left…
2025-10-21 · mixed
- The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for right and left foot pes planus, metatarsalgia, and…
2025-10-21 · mixed