Thomas English
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
55 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 granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected circumcision and also…
2025-05-07 · granted
- The Board remanded the case to ensure the Veteran receives an adequate VA examination for his eosinophilic esophagitis. The Veteran's…
2025-01-24 · remanded
- The veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for left elbow conditions were granted. A 30% rating for…
2025-01-23 · mixed
- The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for SMC based on erectile dysfunction and higher ratings for ankle…
2025-01-06 · denied
- The Board has granted an effective date of December 14, 2019, for the grant of a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD with Substance-Use…
2024-11-06 · granted
- The Veteran's service-connected postmenopausal uterine disability is granted a 30 percent rating effective March 15, 2013. The condition…
2024-10-21 · granted
- The Veteran's major depressive disorder is rated at 100 percent, effective from March 13, 2019. A special monthly compensation (SMC)…
2024-10-21 · granted
- The Board has granted service connection for bilateral knee replacements, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his…
2024-10-18 · granted
- The Board has granted service connection for a right toe condition, including hallux rigidus, finding that the Veteran's current…
2024-10-18 · granted
- The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for service-connected left ear hearing loss and tinnitus were denied. The Board found that the…
2024-10-10 · denied
- The Board has granted service connection for left and right lower extremity shin splints, finding that the Veteran's current condition is…
2024-10-09 · granted
- The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding the evidence to be in relative equipoise as to…
2024-10-09 · granted