Steven L. Keller
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Decision record in our visible corpus
- Decisions
- 195
- Granted
- 44
- Partly granted
- 3
- Other outcomes
- 148
24% 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 an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for the period prior to October 3, 2008, and in excess of 40 percent since…
2009-03-20 · denied
- The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for Meniere's disease, finding that it was not related to his active service…
2009-02-17 · denied
- The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis, as the evidence did not…
2009-02-13 · denied
- The case is remanded for the veteran to be afforded a hearing and potentially a VA examination.
2009-01-30 · remanded
- The veteran's claims for an increased rating for hemorrhoids and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 were denied as there was no…
2009-01-26 · denied
- The Board denied an increased initial rating for the veteran's right wrist tenosynovitis with arthritis in the radiocarpal joint and a…
2009-01-06 · denied
- The Board granted an initial 20 percent rating for residuals of a fracture of the right 4th metacarpal joint, affording the veteran the…
2009-01-05 · granted
- The Board remands the issue of service connection for residuals of a low back injury to ensure that VA obtains a medical examination and…
2009-01-02 · remanded
- The veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches was denied as the evidence did not show that her current condition began…
2008-05-16 · denied
- The veteran withdrew his appeal concerning the issue of service connection for a nervous disorder, also claimed as anxiety.
2008-05-07 · dismissed
- The Board granted service connection for residuals of a benign schwannoma, finding that the tumor had its onset during active duty service.
2008-05-07 · granted
- The veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent from July 19, 2004, to April 11, 2006, and increased to 70 percent since then.
2008-05-07 · mixed