Shane A. Durkin
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Decision record in our visible corpus
- Decisions
- 1,325
- Granted
- 370
- Partly granted
- 38
- Other outcomes
- 917
31% 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 case for a new VA examination to determine if in-service trauma led to the missing top front tooth.
2009-03-27 · remanded
- The veteran's anxiety disorder with depression is manifested by occupational and social impairment which most nearly approximates…
2009-03-27 · granted
- The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and a higher initial rating for the scar on his right hand was denied as there is no…
2009-03-27 · denied
- The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for the right knee and granted a 20 percent disability rating for the left…
2009-03-26 · mixed
- The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD to obtain Marine Corps Service Personnel Records and attempt…
2009-03-26 · remanded
- The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C, finding that there was no evidence linking the condition to…
2009-03-25 · denied
- The Veteran is entitled to service connection for PTSD due to a verified in-service stressor.
2009-03-25 · granted
- The case was remanded to obtain additional evidence and ensure compliance with the Board's previous remand instructions.
2009-03-25 · remanded
- The Veteran was denied service connection for diabetic retinopathy and higher ratings for diabetes mellitus, Type II with nephropathy and…
2009-03-24 · denied
- The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.
2009-03-24 · dismissed
- The Board denied service connection for epilepsy or a seizure disorder, sinusitis, diabetes mellitus, asthma, strokes, heart disability,…
2009-03-24 · denied
- The Board granted service connection for disability of the lower back, a left leg disability manifested by recurrent cramps, a right leg…
2009-03-24 · granted