Veterans Law Judge
Judge C. Bosely: BVA decisions and outcomes
From 2017 to 2019, Veterans Law Judge C. Bosely signed 258 Board decisions covering 774 condition issues. The judge granted 18.5% of those issues, denied 18.0% and remanded 60.2%. For the same mix of conditions, the rest of the Board granted 19.3% and remanded 48.8%, so this judge's grant rate is close to the Board's and the remand rate is above it.
Decisions
258
2017–2019
Issues decided
774
One issue per condition per decision
Issues granted
18.5%
Board, same conditions: 19.3%
Issues remanded
60.2%
Board, same conditions: 48.8%
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 | 56 | 12.5% | 17.3% | 73.2% | 51.1% |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 41 | 24.4% | 28.9% | 53.7% | 38.1% |
| Hearing loss | 41 | 24.4% | 19.5% | 34.1% | 34.6% |
| Tinnitus | 36 | 33.3% | 39.6% | 27.8% | 22.7% |
| Hypertension | 30 | 13.3% | 17.2% | 60.0% | 48.7% |
| Degenerative arthritis of the spine (spondylosis) | 23 | 17.4% | 20.7% | 73.9% | 46.0% |
| Diabetes mellitus | 22 | 27.3% | 20.0% | 40.9% | 40.1% |
| Major depressive disorder | 21 | 47.6% | 34.6% | 23.8% | 34.2% |
Judge C. Bosely's decisions by year
| Year | Decisions | Granted | Denied | Remanded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 211 | 37.9% | 34.1% | 74.9% |
| 2019 | 42 | 45.2% | 54.8% | 69.0% |
Why the Board granted or denied issues in Judge C. Bosely's decisions
Most common reasons in grants
- Current diagnosis established9
- Aggravated by the service-connected disability5
- Veteran served in thailand during vietnam era2
- Criteria for service connection met2
- Caused by the service-connected disability2
- Continuity of symptomatology since service2
- Already at the maximum schedular rating2
Most common reasons in denials
- No current diagnosis8
- Preponderance of the evidence against the claim7
- Service records negative or silent5
- Prior decision became final3
- Current diagnosis established3
- Already at the maximum schedular rating3
- No in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis3
- Criteria for service connection not met2
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 C. Bosely decisions
Granted
Combat service confirmed; Conflicting medical opinions; Benefit of the doubt applied
Criteria for service connection met; Benefit of the doubt applied
Secondary to service-connected knee disabilities; Examiner's factual foundation regarding knee disability onset was incorrect
Denied
No current diagnosis of vein problems; No residuals during appeal period; Claim denied due to lack of current diagnosis
Service treatment records silent; VA expert opinion found probative; Injury not severe enough to cause later diagnosis
Veteran already assigned maximum schedular rating; Symptoms contemplated by rating schedule (DC 6260); No exceptional disability picture for extraschedular consideration
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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 (2017–2019) and can contain errors. It is updated automatically as new decisions are added.