Veterans Law Judge
Judge B. G. Lemoine: BVA decisions and outcomes
From 2021 to 2022, Veterans Law Judge B. G. Lemoine signed 521 Board decisions covering 975 condition issues. The judge granted 11.7% of those issues, denied 33.9% and remanded 52.4%. For the same mix of conditions, the rest of the Board granted 20.4% and remanded 45.6%, so this judge's grant rate is below the Board's and the remand rate is above it.
Decisions
521
2021–2022
Issues decided
975
One issue per condition per decision
Issues granted
11.7%
Board, same conditions: 20.4%
Issues remanded
52.4%
Board, same conditions: 45.6%
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 | 100 | 6.0% | 17.3% | 63.0% | 51.1% |
| Hearing loss | 50 | 14.0% | 19.5% | 56.0% | 34.6% |
| Hypertension | 42 | 11.9% | 17.2% | 50.0% | 48.7% |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 35 | 14.3% | 28.9% | 31.4% | 38.1% |
| Degenerative arthritis of the spine (spondylosis) | 33 | 15.2% | 20.7% | 45.5% | 46.1% |
| Intervertebral disc syndrome | 32 | 18.8% | 18.7% | 46.9% | 48.0% |
| Sleep apnea syndromes (obstructive central mixed) | 30 | 20.0% | 26.2% | 46.7% | 50.3% |
| Hip impairment | 27 | 0.0% | 14.4% | 66.7% | 53.8% |
| Migraine | 23 | 26.1% | 30.2% | 39.1% | 42.2% |
Judge B. G. Lemoine's decisions by year
| Year | Decisions | Granted | Denied | Remanded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 359 | 22.0% | 48.5% | 57.9% |
| 2022 | 162 | 25.9% | 45.7% | 55.6% |
Why the Board granted or denied issues in Judge B. G. Lemoine's decisions
Most common reasons in grants
- Current diagnosis established8
- Already at the maximum schedular rating3
- Service connection established3
- Holistic analysis of all symptoms considered2
- Caused by the service-connected disability2
Most common reasons in denials
- Preponderance of the evidence against the claim36
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service21
- Service records negative or silent14
- No current diagnosis13
- No in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis13
- No continuity of symptomatology5
- Current diagnosis established4
- Already at the maximum schedular rating3
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 B. G. Lemoine decisions
Granted
Private medical opinion found more than two incapacitating episodes per year; VA examiners found only 2 non-incapacitating episodes; Reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran
Reduction improper as RO did not address improvement in ability to function; Weight of evidence did not show ascertainable improvement; Symptoms remained same or worsened post-reduction
Psychiatric disorder rated 70% meets criteria for TDIU consideration.; Other disabilities combined to 90%, meeting criteria for statutory housebound SMC.; Benefit of doubt resolved in Veteran's favor.
Denied
No in-service complaints or diagnosis of hypertension; Earliest diagnosis in 2004, over 30 years post-service; Medical opinions found no nexus to service or service-connected disabilities
Veteran failed to provide requested TDIU application (VA Form 21-8940); Veteran failed to provide requested SSA records; Information solely within veteran's control needed for adjudication
New and material evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.; Service department records did not support claimed herbicide exposure.; The petition to reopen the claim for diabetes mellitus was denied.
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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 (2021–2022) and can contain errors. It is updated automatically as new decisions are added.