Shana Z. Siesser
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
12 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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Recent decisions
- The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection were denied. The Veteran's residual scarring from hernia surgery was…
2019-08-27 · denied
- The Veteran's petition to reopen his previously denied claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, left ankle…
2019-08-20 · remanded
- The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions regarding his…
2019-08-16 · remanded
- The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for left knee instability and chondromalacia, as well as his claim…
2019-08-16 · remanded
- The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for left and right knee disabilities, finding that there is no evidence…
2019-08-15 · denied
- The Veteran's surviving son is not recognized as a child for VA death benefits, and the appeals are dismissed due to ineligibility.
2019-08-15 · denied
- The Veteran's allergic rhinitis with hyposmia is not entitled to an extraschedular rating.,From February 6, 2014, to June 15, 2017, the…
2019-08-15 · remanded
- The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to November 4, 2016 for the grant of PTSD service connection is denied. The case is…
2019-08-15 · remanded
- The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates have been remanded due to the need for additional examination of his…
2019-08-15 · remanded
- The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for cirrhosis of the liver and an increased rating for Hepatitis C with…
2019-08-15 · denied
- The Board has determined that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's death was caused by his service-connected asbestos…
2019-08-14 · granted
- The Board restored the Veteran's disability rating for dysthymic disorder to 50 percent prior to October 16, 2014. The appeal of an…
2019-08-14 · granted