T. Blake Carter
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
23 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 appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for a back condition, including degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar…
2025-06-06 · dismissed
- The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and the…
2025-04-17 · denied
- The veteran was granted a 30% rating for IBS and right ovarian endometrioma. Service connection was granted for an acquired psychiatric…
2025-01-29 · mixed
- The Veteran's initial rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches prior to June 30, 2018 was granted. The Board found the Veteran's…
2024-11-14 · granted
- The Veteran's right knee arthritis is manifested by no more than moderate instability prior to June 15, 2018. The Board granted a separate…
2024-11-07 · granted
- The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU, as well as service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, an…
2020-11-24 · remanded
- The Veteran's claim for PTSD and MDD was granted with an effective date of December 14, 1996. This decision is based on the initial…
2020-11-24 · granted
- The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to incomplete service records and need for a medical opinion regarding the…
2020-11-23 · remanded
- The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, but does not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to total occupational and…
2020-11-23 · denied
- The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted with a 50% disability rating, effective June 4, 2014. The appeal for an earlier…
2020-11-20 · granted
- The Veteran's migraines were granted an initial rating of 30 percent prior to March 5, 2013.,An initial rating in excess of 30 percent for…
2020-11-16 · mixed
- The Veteran's service-connected left hip and pelvis stress reaction, limitation of flexion, and impairment have been rated at the maximum…
2020-11-16 · denied