Spencer L. Layton
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
24 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 has remanded the case for further development due to deficiencies in previous examinations and issues related to…
2022-01-03 · remanded
- The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the appeals for headaches and sleep disorder are being remanded due to…
2020-01-23 · remanded
- The Veteran's previously denied claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right hip disability, and left hip disability…
2020-01-22 · granted
- The Veteran's service-connected migraine and tension headaches are rated at 30 percent prior to February 21, 2019. The rating is based on…
2020-01-21 · granted
- The Board has determined that the previous remand directives have not been substantially complied with, and thus another remand is required.
2020-01-17 · remanded
- The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination regarding the Veteran's left foot skin condition and its etiology. The…
2020-01-16 · remanded
- The Board dismissed the appeal regarding service connection for left arm injury, posttraumatic arthritis. Service connection was granted…
2020-01-16 · dismissed
- The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for atrial fibrillation and a sleep disorder due to lack of a VA…
2020-01-16 · remanded
- The Veteran's bilateral pes planus is currently rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds that there is not enough evidence to warrant a…
2020-01-14 · denied
- The Board has determined that additional examinations and information are needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service…
2020-01-13 · remanded
- The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of a TDIU is denied because he did not meet the criteria for TDIU before…
2020-01-10 · denied
- The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate audiometric testing and the Veteran's failure to appear for a VA examination.…
2020-01-09 · remanded