Veterans Law Judge
Judge David A. Brenningmeyer: BVA decisions and outcomes
From 2018 to 2026, Veterans Law Judge David A. Brenningmeyer signed 5,923 Board decisions covering 8,975 condition issues. The judge granted 15.9% of those issues, denied 22.5% and remanded 58.4%. For the same mix of conditions, the rest of the Board granted 20.1% and remanded 46.8%, so this judge's grant rate is below the Board's and the remand rate is above it.
Decisions
5,923
2018–2026
Issues decided
8,975
One issue per condition per decision
Issues granted
15.9%
Board, same conditions: 20.1%
Issues remanded
58.4%
Board, same conditions: 46.8%
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 | 640 | 10.9% | 17.3% | 65.8% | 51.0% |
| Hearing loss | 579 | 11.6% | 19.5% | 47.8% | 34.5% |
| Tinnitus | 425 | 38.4% | 39.6% | 30.8% | 22.7% |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 407 | 28.0% | 28.9% | 45.0% | 38.1% |
| Sleep apnea syndromes (obstructive central mixed) | 334 | 22.5% | 26.2% | 59.3% | 50.3% |
| Hypertension | 288 | 16.0% | 17.2% | 59.4% | 48.7% |
| Degenerative arthritis of the spine (spondylosis) | 285 | 13.0% | 20.7% | 63.2% | 46.0% |
| Shoulder impairment | 216 | 4.2% | 14.4% | 70.8% | 52.9% |
| Intervertebral disc syndrome | 213 | 12.2% | 18.7% | 60.1% | 48.0% |
| Migraine | 197 | 32.0% | 30.1% | 52.8% | 42.1% |
| Peripheral nerve disorders | 172 | 17.4% | 20.6% | 60.5% | 51.7% |
| Diabetes mellitus | 164 | 22.6% | 19.9% | 45.7% | 40.0% |
| Hip impairment | 133 | 6.0% | 14.4% | 56.4% | 53.8% |
| Ankle impairment | 128 | 14.1% | 16.9% | 68.8% | 50.4% |
| Paralysis of sciatic nerve or external popliteal nerve | 122 | 8.2% | 22.1% | 62.3% | 49.5% |
Judge David A. Brenningmeyer's decisions by year
| Year | Decisions | Granted | Denied | Remanded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 368 | 22.3% | 35.6% | 53.5% |
| 2019 | 889 | 26.0% | 34.0% | 55.6% |
| 2020 | 858 | 25.5% | 30.4% | 57.7% |
| 2021 | 747 | 21.6% | 27.2% | 53.8% |
| 2022 | 596 | 24.0% | 23.3% | 61.6% |
| 2023 | 685 | 20.4% | 27.0% | 60.3% |
| 2024 | 687 | 22.7% | 28.8% | 48.3% |
| 2025 | 841 | 23.2% | 35.1% | 43.6% |
| 2026 | 252 | 26.2% | 21.8% | 44.8% |
Why the Board granted or denied issues in Judge David A. Brenningmeyer's decisions
Most common reasons in grants
- Current diagnosis established118
- Service connection established42
- Caused by the service-connected disability29
- Continuity of symptomatology since service21
- In-service noise exposure conceded17
- Veteran meets threshold requirements for TDIU8
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service8
- Veteran has current bilateral hearing loss7
Most common reasons in denials
- Preponderance of the evidence against the claim215
- No in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis101
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service81
- Service records negative or silent61
- Current diagnosis established60
- No current diagnosis54
- Already at the maximum schedular rating29
- Evidence persuasively against claim19
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 David A. Brenningmeyer decisions
Granted
Veteran's testimony regarding tenderness and pain was credible.; Evidence supports a 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7804.; No evidence of underlying soft tissue damage or large scar area.
Conflicting VA examiner opinions regarding service connection.; Veteran and spouse testimony regarding in-service symptoms.; Potential for secondary connection to service-connected disabilities.; Benefit of the doubt applied due to approximate balance of evidence.
Conceded in-service noise exposure; Positive nexus opinion from December 2024 VA examiner; Resolving reasonable doubt in Veteran's favor
Denied
Claim filed more than one year after separation from service.; No intent to file received within the one-year period.; No legal basis for earlier effective date.
March 2024 VA exam indicated severe hearing loss warranting 80% rating.; July 2024 VA exam indicated less severe hearing loss warranting 10% rating.; Private audiology exam deemed inadequate due to use of incorrect speech discrimination test.
No current hearing loss disability established per 38 C.F.R. § 3.385; Audiometric testing did not meet VA criteria; Lay testimony insufficient without professional diagnostic results
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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 (2018–2026) and can contain errors. It is updated automatically as new decisions are added.