Sarah B. Richmond
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
25 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.
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 of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, anxiety, and…
2019-10-24 · denied
- The Veteran's cervical spine disability was rated at 30 percent prior to August 16, 2018 and is now rated at 40 percent since that…
2019-10-24 · remanded
- The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of increased ratings due to lack of evidence showing entitlement prior to August…
2019-10-24 · remanded
- The Veteran's PTSD disability has been rated at 70 percent prior to May 1, 2012. The appeal for a higher rating is remanded due to the…
2019-10-22 · remanded
- The Veteran's desmoid tumor is remanded for a VA examination to determine if it is related to his in-service exposure to contaminated…
2019-10-22 · remanded
- The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to his active duty service and grants the claim for service…
2019-10-22 · granted
- The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination regarding service connection for tinea versicolor and Agent Orange exposure.
2019-10-22 · remanded
- The Veteran's heart condition is not service-connected as there is no evidence of a current disability related to in-service injury or…
2019-10-22 · denied
- The Board has remanded the cases for further development and readjudication, including reconsidering the initial rating for porphyria…
2019-10-22 · remanded
- The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss has not manifested to a degree that warrants a compensable rating for any period on…
2019-10-15 · denied
- The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between…
2019-10-11 · denied
- The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, specifically his vestibular disability, have rendered him unable to secure or follow…
2019-10-09 · granted