Tanya A. Smith
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
5 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 denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a back condition and right knee condition, finding that new and material…
2009-01-09 · denied
- The veteran was granted initial evaluations of 10 percent for lower back disability with surgical scar and right ankle disability, but the…
2008-04-24 · mixed
- The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for DeQuervain's tendonitis of the right thumb with tensynovitis of the right…
2008-03-25 · denied
- The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling an examination. The veteran's…
2006-08-03 · remanded
- The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for Hepatitis B, finding that there was no evidence of chronic…
2006-07-25 · denied