Sonja A. Mishalanie
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
32 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 remanded the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) because the veteran did…
2025-01-30 · remanded
- The Board has granted a 100 percent rating for loss of use of both feet and SMC based on loss of use of both feet.
2020-12-29 · granted
- The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete VA treatment records. The Veteran's lung disorder claim will be reconsidered after…
2020-12-23 · remanded
- The Veteran's chronic adjustment disorder with chronic depressed mood is rated at a 50 percent rating, but the Board has remanded to…
2019-11-26 · remanded
- The Veteran's claim for PTSD was denied in January 2008, and the effective date of service connection is denied as it does not meet the…
2019-10-31 · denied
- The Veteran's service connection for allergic rhinitis is granted. For the entire appeal period, a rating in excess of 10 percent for…
2019-10-31 · mixed
- The Board has decided to remand the claims for increased ratings for erectile dysfunction and prostate cancer residuals due to a lack of…
2019-10-31 · remanded
- The Board has granted service connection for left and right knee disabilities, finding that the evidence is in equipoise and reasonable…
2019-10-30 · granted
- The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of service connection for joint pain, low back…
2019-10-29 · remanded
- The Veteran's petition to reopen his previously denied claim for service connection for a right shoulder disorder was received within one…
2019-10-29 · remanded
- The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant withdrew his claims before a decision was made.
2019-10-29 · dismissed
- The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability, which results in forward flexion…
2019-10-29 · granted