Veterans Law Judge
Judge C. J. Mcentee: BVA decisions and outcomes
From 2021 to 2024, Veterans Law Judge C. J. Mcentee signed 245 Board decisions covering 498 condition issues. The judge granted 11.8% of those issues, denied 34.5% and remanded 52.2%. For the same mix of conditions, the rest of the Board granted 20.4% and remanded 46.3%, so this judge's grant rate is below the Board's and the remand rate is above it.
Decisions
245
2021–2024
Issues decided
498
One issue per condition per decision
Issues granted
11.8%
Board, same conditions: 20.4%
Issues remanded
52.2%
Board, same conditions: 46.3%
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 | 36 | 11.1% | 17.3% | 47.2% | 51.1% |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 27 | 25.9% | 28.9% | 33.3% | 38.1% |
| Hypertension | 25 | 4.0% | 17.2% | 72.0% | 48.7% |
| Intervertebral disc syndrome | 20 | 15.0% | 18.7% | 40.0% | 48.0% |
Judge C. J. Mcentee's decisions by year
| Year | Decisions | Granted | Denied | Remanded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 139 | 28.8% | 54.7% | 56.8% |
| 2022 | 104 | 14.4% | 42.3% | 62.5% |
Why the Board granted or denied issues in Judge C. J. Mcentee's decisions
Most common reasons in grants
- Current diagnosis established3
Most common reasons in denials
- Preponderance of the evidence against the claim16
- No in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis12
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service9
- Service records negative or silent6
- No current diagnosis5
- Current diagnosis established4
- Veteran not competent to provide nexus opinion3
- No medical nexus to service established2
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. J. Mcentee decisions
Granted
From January 14, 2021, a 10 percent rating is granted for slight right knee instability.; Objective evidence of moderate instability or recurrent subluxation was not found.
Flexion limited to 30 degrees; Benefit of the doubt applied; Evidence in equipoise
New and relevant evidence (March 1999 VA opinion, March 2022 private cardiologist opinion) warranted readjudication.; VA physician noted Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome diagnosis during service.; Private cardiologist opined condition at least as likely as not due to active duty.; Board found opinions probative and supported service connection.
Denied
No medical evidence supports PTSD diagnosis.; PTSD screenings were negative.; Veteran's lay statements outweighed by VA examiner findings.
Objective examination findings indicated normal range of motion for lateral excursion and interincisal distance.; Veteran's complaints of pain and flare-ups were found medically inconsistent with examination findings.; Evidence weighed against the claim for a compensable rating.
No medical evidence of breathing disorder related to service; Private physician opinion unclear and unsupported; VA examination found no indication of breathing disorder
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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 (2021–2024) and can contain errors. It is updated automatically as new decisions are added.