Veterans Law Judge
Judge Bradley W. Hennings: BVA decisions and outcomes
From 2017 to 2018, Veterans Law Judge Bradley W. Hennings signed 1,348 Board decisions covering 2,481 condition issues. The judge granted 22.9% of those issues, denied 19.6% and remanded 46.5%. For the same mix of conditions, the rest of the Board granted 18.9% and remanded 48.5%, so this judge's grant rate is above the Board's and the remand rate is below it.
Decisions
1,348
2017–2018
Issues decided
2,481
One issue per condition per decision
Issues granted
22.9%
Board, same conditions: 18.9%
Issues remanded
46.5%
Board, same conditions: 48.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knee impairment | 187 | 22.5% | 17.3% | 44.9% | 51.1% |
| Hearing loss | 167 | 26.3% | 19.5% | 42.5% | 34.6% |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 134 | 27.6% | 28.9% | 23.1% | 38.1% |
| Degenerative arthritis of the spine (spondylosis) | 101 | 31.7% | 20.6% | 33.7% | 46.1% |
| Hypertension | 94 | 12.8% | 17.2% | 47.9% | 48.7% |
| Tinnitus | 81 | 56.8% | 39.6% | 21.0% | 22.8% |
| Peripheral nerve disorders | 59 | 28.8% | 20.5% | 40.7% | 51.7% |
| Shoulder impairment | 56 | 21.4% | 14.3% | 41.1% | 53.0% |
| Intervertebral disc syndrome | 53 | 26.4% | 18.6% | 32.1% | 48.1% |
| Major depressive disorder | 52 | 40.4% | 34.6% | 19.2% | 34.2% |
| Ankle impairment | 51 | 21.6% | 16.8% | 49.0% | 50.4% |
| Diabetes mellitus | 50 | 24.0% | 20.0% | 30.0% | 40.1% |
| Migraine | 46 | 45.7% | 30.1% | 28.3% | 42.2% |
| Sleep apnea syndromes (obstructive central mixed) | 29 | 31.0% | 26.2% | 44.8% | 50.3% |
| Hip impairment | 27 | 25.9% | 14.3% | 55.6% | 53.8% |
Judge Bradley W. Hennings's decisions by year
| Year | Decisions | Granted | Denied | Remanded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,243 | 36.4% | 28.3% | 51.3% |
| 2018 | 105 | 57.1% | 26.7% | 51.4% |
Why the Board granted or denied issues in Judge Bradley W. Hennings's decisions
Most common reasons in grants
- Current diagnosis established51
- In-service noise exposure conceded8
- Service connection established8
- Caused by the service-connected disability7
- Continuity of symptomatology since service7
- Presumption of soundness not rebutted5
- Already at the maximum schedular rating4
- New and material evidence received sufficient to reopen claim4
Most common reasons in denials
- Preponderance of the evidence against the claim32
- No in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis28
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service25
- No current diagnosis24
- Current diagnosis established13
- Service records negative or silent8
- Already at the maximum schedular rating6
- Continuity of symptomatology since service5
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 Bradley W. Hennings decisions
Granted
STRs documented in-service MVA with head injury and headache complaints.; Lay statements corroborated continuity of headaches.; Medical evidence in relative equipoise, with benefit of doubt resolved in veteran's favor.
Evidence showed recurrent dislocation.; Evidence showed tenderness on palpation.; Rating granted at 20 percent.
Moderately severe incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve; Resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor; Symptoms approximate moderately severe incomplete paralysis
Denied
Evidence did not meet criteria for rating higher than 20% prior to 12/30/2015.; Evidence did not meet criteria for rating higher than 30% after 12/30/2015.; Functional loss due to pain, fatigability, weakness not sufficient for higher rating.
Criteria for 80% rating not met (complete paralysis); Evidence does not show severe incomplete paralysis with marked muscular atrophy; Preponderance of evidence against claim for higher rating
No current disability shown; No probative medical evidence of current disability; Veteran's lay opinion not probative
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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 (2017–2018) and can contain errors. It is updated automatically as new decisions are added.