V. Chiappetta
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Decision record in our visible corpus
- Decisions
- 880
- Granted
- 214
- Partly granted
- 17
- Other outcomes
- 649
26% 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 Veteran's initial noncompensable rating for his service-connected headaches disability is being remanded due to the need for a further…
2024-01-24 · remanded
- The Board has remanded the claim for a separate disability rating for bilateral cataracts, which are secondary to service-connected…
2024-01-24 · remanded
- The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete medical opinions and the need for additional development, including obtaining…
2024-01-19 · remanded
- The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for updated VA treatment records and an examination of the Veteran's right knee…
2023-01-11 · remanded
- The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current hearing loss is related to his…
2023-01-11 · granted
- The Veteran's appeals for an increased disability rating and TDIU have been dismissed as the Veteran has withdrawn his appeal.
2023-01-11 · dismissed
- The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical rationale for the opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's…
2023-01-10 · remanded
- The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the frequency and severity of the Veteran's sinusitis episodes, as…
2023-01-10 · remanded
- The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to the appellant's eligibility for reimbursement of expenses associated with the…
2023-01-10 · remanded
- The Board has remanded the claims for COPD, a disability manifested by fatigue, bronchitis, fibromyalgia, ulcerative colitis, lupus, and…
2023-01-10 · remanded
- The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate consideration of lay statements regarding the onset and continuity of symptoms, as well…
2023-01-09 · remanded
- The Veteran's TDIU and SMC at the housebound rate are granted effective February 13, 2020. The Board also referred the issue of whether a…
2023-01-09 · granted