Veterans Law Judge
Judge A. Jaeger: BVA decisions and outcomes
From 2017 to 2026, Veterans Law Judge A. Jaeger signed 6,895 Board decisions covering 13,025 condition issues. The judge granted 13.4% of those issues, denied 31.3% and remanded 51.4%. For the same mix of conditions, the rest of the Board granted 19.6% and remanded 47.4%, so this judge's grant rate is below the Board's and the remand rate is above it.
Decisions
6,895
2017–2026
Issues decided
13,025
One issue per condition per decision
Issues granted
13.4%
Board, same conditions: 19.6%
Issues remanded
51.4%
Board, same conditions: 47.4%
Judges do not choose their cases, and grant rates differ a lot by condition. “Board, same conditions” is what the rest of the Board decided for the same mix of conditions, so the comparison is fair to the judge's docket. This is not a ranking.
Conditions this judge decided most
Each row compares the judge's issues on one condition with the rest of the Board's issues on the same condition. Conditions with fewer than 20 of this judge's issues are left out, because a few decisions can swing the rate.
| Condition | Issues | Granted | Board granted | Remanded | Board remanded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knee impairment | 1,019 | 10.9% | 17.3% | 55.3% | 51.1% |
| Hearing loss | 771 | 11.9% | 19.5% | 38.9% | 34.5% |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 544 | 21.1% | 28.9% | 41.2% | 38.1% |
| Tinnitus | 486 | 41.4% | 39.6% | 21.8% | 22.8% |
| Degenerative arthritis of the spine (spondylosis) | 448 | 12.9% | 20.7% | 50.4% | 46.0% |
| Hypertension | 434 | 6.9% | 17.2% | 54.1% | 48.7% |
| Sleep apnea syndromes (obstructive central mixed) | 421 | 21.4% | 26.3% | 54.2% | 50.3% |
| Intervertebral disc syndrome | 367 | 7.1% | 18.7% | 61.9% | 47.9% |
| Hip impairment | 292 | 7.9% | 14.4% | 66.1% | 53.7% |
| Shoulder impairment | 286 | 6.3% | 14.4% | 57.0% | 53.0% |
| Ankle impairment | 258 | 11.6% | 16.9% | 51.2% | 50.4% |
| Migraine | 241 | 22.4% | 30.2% | 48.5% | 42.1% |
| Diabetes mellitus | 215 | 8.4% | 20.0% | 44.2% | 40.0% |
| Peripheral nerve disorders | 199 | 11.6% | 20.6% | 62.8% | 51.6% |
| Cervical spine limitation of motion | 152 | 4.6% | 13.2% | 60.5% | 58.4% |
Judge A. Jaeger's decisions by year
| Year | Decisions | Granted | Denied | Remanded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 563 | 13.7% | 41.0% | 56.7% |
| 2018 | 846 | 21.4% | 40.8% | 55.9% |
| 2019 | 845 | 24.3% | 39.4% | 55.7% |
| 2020 | 848 | 19.5% | 42.9% | 51.5% |
| 2021 | 740 | 21.6% | 43.0% | 50.7% |
| 2022 | 629 | 20.5% | 35.8% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 623 | 21.8% | 40.9% | 56.3% |
| 2024 | 647 | 24.3% | 37.4% | 49.9% |
| 2025 | 845 | 27.3% | 41.3% | 46.2% |
| 2026 | 309 | 25.2% | 33.3% | 52.4% |
Why the Board granted or denied issues in Judge A. Jaeger's decisions
Most common reasons in grants
- Current diagnosis established125
- Resolving all doubt in veteran's favor72
- Service connection established53
- Caused by the service-connected disability51
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service51
- Resolved all doubt in veteran's favor35
- Service records negative or silent31
- Resolving all doubt in favor of the veteran30
Most common reasons in denials
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service331
- No current diagnosis296
- Service records negative or silent261
- Preponderance of the evidence against the claim191
- No in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis87
- No continuity of symptomatology39
- Already at the maximum schedular rating34
- Current diagnosis established33
Numbers are decisions that gave the reason. Reasons are short phrases extracted by AI from each decision; common wordings of the same reason are grouped. Benefit of the doubt is reported above.
Recent Judge A. Jaeger decisions
Granted
Veteran testimony credible regarding in-service onset; Supported by documented in-service hearing loss; Resolved doubt in veteran's favor
Private physician's opinion found causal and aggravating relationship between PTSD/tinnitus and migraines.; VA treatment records and co-worker corroborated reports of headaches/migraines.; Resolving doubt in Veteran's favor due to conflicting medical opinions.
Resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran; Symptomatology consistent with 70 percent rating criteria; Deficiencies in most areas of occupational and social impairment
Denied
No current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss meeting VA criteria.; Chiropractor's report afforded no probative weight due to lack of audiology credentials and incomplete testing.; VA audiologist's examination showed normal hearing thresholds and speech discrimination scores.
Did not meet criteria for higher rating under DC 7800; Lack of gross distortion/asymmetry or four+ characteristics of disfigurement; Evidence did not show visible or palpable tissue loss
Available STRs silent as to Crohn's disease; Post-service records do not suggest relationship to service; Lay statements not competent for etiology
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How these numbers are calculated
- Issue rates count each condition the Board decided in a decision once, by the outcome of that issue. A decision can grant one issue and deny another.
- The yearly table counts decisions: a decision with a granted issue and a denied issue appears in both columns, so a row can add up to more than 100%.
- "Board, same conditions" weights the rest of the Board's grant and remand rate for each condition by how many of this judge's issues were on that condition. It does not adjust for evidence, hearing type or representation.
- Judges are identified from the signature on each decision. This page is a statistical summary, not an evaluation of any judge.
- The data comes from CaseScribe's AI extraction of public BVA decisions (2017–2026) and can contain errors. It is updated automatically as new decisions are added.