Steven D. Reiss
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Decision record in our visible corpus
- Decisions
- 3,217
- Granted
- 1,134
- Partly granted
- 332
- Other outcomes
- 1,751
46% 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 to issue a legally adequate notice of decision regarding eligibility for benefits under VA's Program of…
2025-12-31 · remanded
- The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, a blood disorder (chronic anemia), and a respiratory disability…
2025-12-30 · mixed
- The Board denied service connection for fibromyalgia as the evidence does not support a current diagnosis of the condition.
2025-12-30 · denied
- The Board granted service connection for hypertension, finding that the Veteran's condition had its onset during her active duty service.
2025-12-30 · granted
- The Board granted a 70% rating for PTSD from November 25, 2015 to August 12, 2024 and a 40% rating for the right shoulder disability. It…
2025-12-30 · mixed
- The Board denied service connection for gallbladder disability, pre-cancer polyps and colon problems, and dental condition, but granted a…
2025-12-30 · mixed
- The Board granted service connection for multiple myeloma pursuant to the PACT Act, but remanded the claim for a direct service connection…
2025-12-30 · mixed
- The Board remands the Veteran's claim for revision of a March 2005 rating decision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) regarding…
2025-12-30 · remanded
- The Board granted service connection for right ankle disability, residuals of right ankle fracture, based on new and relevant evidence…
2025-12-30 · granted
- The Board remands the claims for service connection for cardiac and pulmonary sarcoidosis and obstructive sleep apnea due to a…
2025-12-30 · remanded
- The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for the Veteran's hypertension, but no higher.
2025-12-30 · granted
- The Board remands the claim for service connection for cause of death to obtain a new medical opinion due to errors in previous…
2025-12-30 · remanded