Steven L. Cohn
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Decision record in our visible corpus
- Decisions
- 396
- Granted
- 62
- Partly granted
- 15
- Other outcomes
- 319
19% 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 denied the appellant's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus, finding no evidence of a…
2009-03-26 · denied
- The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating was denied prior to August 19, 2008, but the evaluation was increased to 10 percent…
2009-03-26 · mixed
- The Board denied the appellant's claim for dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, as the Veteran's…
2009-03-25 · denied
- The appeal is remanded to obtain additional medical records and provide proper VCAA notice.
2009-03-20 · remanded
- The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and granted a 50% rating for PTSD, effective from November 2, 2006.
2009-03-19 · mixed
- The Board denied service connection for a left ankle disorder as the preponderance of evidence was against finding that the Veteran's…
2009-03-18 · denied
- The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction as there was no evidence of a link between the condition and active service…
2009-03-16 · denied
- The Board is granting an increased evaluation of 30 percent for the portion of the appeal period prior to March 18, 2007.
2009-03-16 · mixed
- The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder with dyspepsia, seborrheic dermatitis claimed as…
2009-03-11 · mixed
- The Board found that the Veteran's pre-existing left foot hallux valgus was not aggravated during service, while right foot hallux valgus…
2009-03-09 · mixed
- The Board found that the evidence supported service connection for hepatitis C, but not for bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus.
2009-03-09 · mixed
- The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence that his current hearing…
2009-03-06 · denied