William H. Donnelly
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
Decision record in our visible corpus
- Decisions
- 1,963
- Granted
- 463
- Partly granted
- 156
- Other outcomes
- 1,344
32% 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 Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for a scar on his right medial distal foot as a residual of…
2025-12-30 · denied
- The Board denied service connection for diabetes type II and kidney stones as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions…
2025-12-30 · denied
- The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was withdrawn by the Veteran and is therefore dismissed.
2025-12-30 · dismissed
- The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, bilateral pes planus, osteoarthritis of the hips, shin splints, and IBS,…
2025-12-29 · granted
- The Board granted service connection for a heart disability, to include coronary artery disease (CAD), as secondary to the Veteran's…
2025-12-23 · mixed
- The Board granted service connection for a right hip disability and a right wrist disability, both diagnosed as having their onset during…
2025-12-23 · granted
- The Board granted the restoration of a 20 percent rating for lumbosacral strain, effective March 7, 2024, as there was no sustained…
2025-12-23 · granted
- The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for TDIU, DEA benefits, and a finding of TDIU based solely on…
2025-12-23 · denied
- The Board granted a disability rating of 40 percent for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, but denied an evaluation in excess…
2025-12-23 · mixed
- The Board granted a 30 percent evaluation for tension headaches effective September 13, 2022, but denied earlier effective dates and…
2025-12-22 · mixed
- The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease, status post CABG and diabetes mellitus, type II as the Veteran was not…
2025-12-22 · denied
- The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for gastrointestinal problems and PTSD, and denied an initial rating in excess of…
2025-12-22 · mixed