W. R. Stephens
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
32 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 has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the Veteran's COPD and its relation to service,…
2019-12-10 · remanded
- The Veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder and neck disabilities, both related to his service-connected left shoulder…
2019-11-29 · remanded
- The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's claimed psychiatric conditions…
2019-11-27 · remanded
- The Veteran's initial headaches were granted a 30 percent rating, effective September 30, 2004. From August 10, 2013, the Veteran was…
2019-11-27 · granted
- The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective from the date of the decision. The Veteran's TBI remains noncompensable.
2019-11-26 · granted
- The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and…
2019-11-26 · denied
- The Board has decided to remand the case due to conflicting information about the Veteran's receipt of Social Security Administration…
2019-11-26 · remanded
- The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to…
2019-11-26 · remanded
- The Board denied service connection for radiculopathy of the left upper extremity as there is no current diagnosis and no evidence of a…
2019-11-22 · denied
- The Board has granted service connection for bilateral rotator cuff impingement syndrome of the left and right shoulders, finding that…
2019-11-22 · granted
- The Board has remanded the cases for further development and opinion regarding service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an…
2019-11-21 · remanded
- The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's herniated discs L4-L5 and L5-S1, but has remanded the issue of service…
2019-11-21 · granted