{"page":"https://casescribe.ai/explorer/judges/cynthia-m-bruce","generated_at":"2026-10-03T18:34:12.329Z","data_as_of":{"decisions":944125,"first_year":2017,"last_year":2026,"latest_decision":"2026-04-30","cfr":"2026-10-01","m21":"2026-09-29"},"about":{"publisher":"CaseScribe AI (VA Law Explorer)","source":"Public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions (appeals of VA decisions, not VA's first decisions), M21-1 Adjudication Procedures Manual, 38 CFR Parts 3 and 4.","method":"Outcomes are issue-level: each condition the Board decided in a decision counts once. Decision data is extracted by AI and can contain errors. Rates describe past appeals and do not predict any claim.","disclaimer":"For research only. CaseScribe AI is not a law firm and this is not legal advice. Verify figures against the source decisions and regulations.","attribution":"Cite as: VA Law Explorer, CaseScribe AI, with the page URL."},"data":{"judge":"Cynthia M. Bruce","note":"Judges do not choose their cases. Compare only with board_same_conditions_*, the rest of the Board on the same mix of conditions. Not a ranking.","decisions":7415,"years":"2017-2026","issues":13872,"granted_pct":20.3,"denied_pct":31.3,"remanded_pct":45.8,"board_same_conditions_granted_pct":20,"board_same_conditions_remanded_pct":46.8,"by_condition":[{"condition":"Knee conditions","issues":1187,"granted_pct":17,"board_granted_pct":17.3,"remanded_pct":47.3,"board_remanded_pct":51.1},{"condition":"Hearing loss","issues":714,"granted_pct":24.6,"board_granted_pct":19.4,"remanded_pct":34.2,"board_remanded_pct":34.6},{"condition":"PTSD","issues":671,"granted_pct":30.3,"board_granted_pct":28.9,"remanded_pct":34.1,"board_remanded_pct":38.1},{"condition":"Tinnitus","issues":539,"granted_pct":45.6,"board_granted_pct":39.5,"remanded_pct":16.1,"board_remanded_pct":22.8},{"condition":"Degenerative arthritis of the spine","issues":460,"granted_pct":18.5,"board_granted_pct":20.7,"remanded_pct":42.4,"board_remanded_pct":46.1},{"condition":"Sleep apnea","issues":437,"granted_pct":29.1,"board_granted_pct":26.2,"remanded_pct":47.1,"board_remanded_pct":50.4},{"condition":"Hypertension","issues":436,"granted_pct":17.4,"board_granted_pct":17.2,"remanded_pct":50.9,"board_remanded_pct":48.7},{"condition":"Intervertebral disc syndrome","issues":340,"granted_pct":18.2,"board_granted_pct":18.7,"remanded_pct":44.7,"board_remanded_pct":48.1},{"condition":"Shoulder impairment","issues":332,"granted_pct":15.7,"board_granted_pct":14.3,"remanded_pct":50.9,"board_remanded_pct":53.1},{"condition":"Peripheral nerve disorders","issues":294,"granted_pct":29.3,"board_granted_pct":20.5,"remanded_pct":49.7,"board_remanded_pct":51.7},{"condition":"Migraine","issues":276,"granted_pct":34.1,"board_granted_pct":30.1,"remanded_pct":37.3,"board_remanded_pct":42.2},{"condition":"Hip impairment","issues":257,"granted_pct":14,"board_granted_pct":14.3,"remanded_pct":54.9,"board_remanded_pct":53.8},{"condition":"Ankle impairment","issues":257,"granted_pct":17.1,"board_granted_pct":16.9,"remanded_pct":45.9,"board_remanded_pct":50.5},{"condition":"Diabetes mellitus","issues":256,"granted_pct":17.6,"board_granted_pct":20,"remanded_pct":38.3,"board_remanded_pct":40.1},{"condition":"Cervical spine limitation of motion","issues":177,"granted_pct":13.6,"board_granted_pct":13.2,"remanded_pct":52,"board_remanded_pct":58.4}],"by_year":[{"year":2017,"issues":1325,"granted_pct":14.4,"denied_pct":31.2,"remanded_pct":43.4},{"year":2018,"issues":798,"granted_pct":14.7,"denied_pct":19.9,"remanded_pct":52.9},{"year":2019,"issues":2809,"granted_pct":15.1,"denied_pct":32.5,"remanded_pct":44.4},{"year":2020,"issues":2780,"granted_pct":15.4,"denied_pct":32.8,"remanded_pct":44},{"year":2021,"issues":2565,"granted_pct":18.4,"denied_pct":29.8,"remanded_pct":44.6},{"year":2022,"issues":2339,"granted_pct":19.5,"denied_pct":24.6,"remanded_pct":46.4},{"year":2023,"issues":2306,"granted_pct":20.2,"denied_pct":28.5,"remanded_pct":41.6},{"year":2024,"issues":2347,"granted_pct":20.6,"denied_pct":27.4,"remanded_pct":37.8},{"year":2025,"issues":2549,"granted_pct":22.1,"denied_pct":30.8,"remanded_pct":34},{"year":2026,"issues":1309,"granted_pct":24.1,"denied_pct":30.6,"remanded_pct":32.3}]}}