Veterans Law Judge
Judge Anthony C. Sciré, Jr: BVA decisions and outcomes
From 2017 to 2026, Veterans Law Judge Anthony C. Sciré, Jr signed 5,644 Board decisions covering 10,564 condition issues. The judge granted 20.3% of those issues, denied 24.3% and remanded 52.3%. For the same mix of conditions, the rest of the Board granted 19.5% and remanded 47.8%, so this judge's grant rate is close to the Board's and the remand rate is above it.
Decisions
5,644
2017–2026
Issues decided
10,564
One issue per condition per decision
Issues granted
20.3%
Board, same conditions: 19.5%
Issues remanded
52.3%
Board, same conditions: 47.8%
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 | 771 | 19.8% | 17.2% | 55.9% | 51.1% |
| Hearing loss | 553 | 17.0% | 19.5% | 44.7% | 34.5% |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 459 | 34.0% | 28.8% | 39.7% | 38.1% |
| Tinnitus | 403 | 47.9% | 39.5% | 22.8% | 22.7% |
| Sleep apnea syndromes (obstructive central mixed) | 376 | 30.9% | 26.2% | 50.0% | 50.3% |
| Degenerative arthritis of the spine (spondylosis) | 374 | 20.6% | 20.7% | 54.0% | 46.0% |
| Hypertension | 318 | 17.6% | 17.2% | 50.3% | 48.7% |
| Shoulder impairment | 281 | 11.4% | 14.3% | 63.7% | 53.0% |
| Intervertebral disc syndrome | 278 | 18.0% | 18.7% | 54.0% | 48.0% |
| Hip impairment | 224 | 12.9% | 14.3% | 58.5% | 53.8% |
| Migraine | 217 | 31.8% | 30.1% | 47.9% | 42.1% |
| Ankle impairment | 207 | 16.4% | 16.9% | 52.2% | 50.4% |
| Diabetes mellitus | 179 | 18.4% | 20.0% | 44.7% | 40.0% |
| Peripheral nerve disorders | 164 | 14.6% | 20.6% | 65.9% | 51.6% |
| Major depressive disorder | 129 | 45.0% | 34.6% | 31.8% | 34.2% |
Judge Anthony C. Sciré, Jr's decisions by year
| Year | Decisions | Granted | Denied | Remanded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 650 | 24.2% | 27.8% | 64.2% |
| 2018 | 230 | 31.3% | 30.0% | 56.5% |
| 2019 | 1,005 | 30.9% | 27.0% | 60.1% |
| 2020 | 585 | 28.2% | 32.6% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 479 | 28.0% | 33.8% | 54.5% |
| 2022 | 54 | 33.3% | 37.0% | 46.3% |
| 2023 | 406 | 42.9% | 36.0% | 55.2% |
| 2024 | 861 | 40.1% | 30.9% | 46.1% |
| 2025 | 984 | 36.3% | 32.9% | 45.0% |
| 2026 | 390 | 36.7% | 30.5% | 44.9% |
Why the Board granted or denied issues in Judge Anthony C. Sciré, Jr's decisions
Most common reasons in grants
- Current diagnosis established287
- Caused by the service-connected disability50
- Service connection established49
- Continuity of symptomatology since service31
- In-service noise exposure conceded30
- Competent and credible lay statements regarding noise exposure in service13
- Aggravated by the service-connected disability12
- New and material evidence received to reopen claim8
Most common reasons in denials
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service121
- No current diagnosis116
- Preponderance of the evidence against the claim105
- No in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis85
- Service records negative or silent76
- Current diagnosis established45
- Already at the maximum schedular rating29
- No continuity of symptomatology7
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 Anthony C. Sciré, Jr decisions
Granted
Claim for OSA reasonably encompassed within initial PTSD claim; Continuous pursuit of claim since July 2017; Treatment records and examiner notes supported OSA diagnosis; Private medical opinion correlated OSA with mental health disability
Direct service connection established; Caused by active duty, mold/sensitizer exposure; Benefit of doubt resolved in Veteran's favor
Private medical opinion found condition at least as likely as not due to or aggravated by service-connected neuroma.; VA medical opinion inadequate due to use of "proximate cause" standard.; Evidence in approximate balance; benefit of doubt applied in Veteran's favor.
Denied
Veteran's symptoms did not meet criteria for rating above 30%; Veteran maintained employment and relationships; No reduced reliability or productivity found
Veteran uses CPAP machine, qualifying for 50% rating.; No evidence of chronic respiratory failure, cor pulmonale, or tracheostomy.; Evidence weighs against claim for higher rating.
Audiometric scores do not warrant higher rating; Evidence persuasively weighs against higher rating; Benefit of doubt not applicable as evidence weighs against claim
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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.