Veterans Law Judge
Judge Biswajit Chatterjee: BVA decisions and outcomes
From 2018 to 2021, Veterans Law Judge Biswajit Chatterjee signed 281 Board decisions covering 500 condition issues. The judge granted 13.0% of those issues, denied 33.8% and remanded 49.6%. For the same mix of conditions, the rest of the Board granted 20.4% and remanded 46.5%, so this judge's grant rate is below the Board's and the remand rate is above it.
Decisions
281
2018–2021
Issues decided
500
One issue per condition per decision
Issues granted
13.0%
Board, same conditions: 20.4%
Issues remanded
49.6%
Board, same conditions: 46.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 53 | 18.9% | 28.9% | 41.5% | 38.1% |
| Hearing loss | 45 | 6.7% | 19.5% | 44.4% | 34.6% |
| Knee impairment | 28 | 25.0% | 17.3% | 42.9% | 51.1% |
| Tinnitus | 25 | 16.0% | 39.6% | 28.0% | 22.7% |
Why the Board granted or denied issues in Judge Biswajit Chatterjee's decisions
Most common reasons in grants
- Current diagnosis established3
- Positive nexus opinion from VA examiner2
- Conflicting medical opinions considered2
- Caused by the service-connected disability2
- New and material evidence submitted to reopen claim2
Most common reasons in denials
- Preponderance of the evidence against the claim13
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service12
- No in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis7
- No current diagnosis7
- Current diagnosis established4
- Service records negative or silent3
- Already at the maximum schedular rating2
- No continuity of symptomatology2
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 Biswajit Chatterjee decisions
Granted
Inconsistencies in service treatment records regarding hearing thresholds; Notable shift in hearing during service; Supportive private audiologist opinion linking hearing loss to noise exposure
Dr. P.K.'s opinions found the right knee condition more likely than not caused by the left knee condition.; VA examination opinion was of little probative value as it failed to address aggravation.
Evidence in relative equipoise regarding functional forward flexion; Lay statements and later VA exam indicated more severe disability than initial report; 40 percent rating granted for period Nov 18, 2012 - June 30, 2014
Denied
No credible corroborating evidence of in-service assault; Service treatment records negative for psychiatric complaints or diagnosis; Veteran's testimony inconsistent and lacked credibility
No in-service diagnosis or complaint of lumbar spine issues.; Separation exam showed normal spine.; First evidence of arthritis in 2013, decades after service.; VA examiner opined less likely than not service-related.; Private physician opinion lacked rationale and did not address lack of continuity.
January 2017 VA opinion found less likely than not related to service; Delayed onset of symptoms (10 years); No competent evidence links delayed onset tinnitus to active service
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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 (2018–2021) and can contain errors. It is updated automatically as new decisions are added.