Veterans Law Judge
Judge I. Cannaday: BVA decisions and outcomes
From 2021 to 2026, Veterans Law Judge I. Cannaday signed 365 Board decisions covering 637 condition issues. The judge granted 30.8% of those issues, denied 37.5% and remanded 29.0%. For the same mix of conditions, the rest of the Board granted 21.0% and remanded 45.2%, so this judge's grant rate is above the Board's and the remand rate is below it.
Decisions
365
2021–2026
Issues decided
637
One issue per condition per decision
Issues granted
30.8%
Board, same conditions: 21.0%
Issues remanded
29.0%
Board, same conditions: 45.2%
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 | 57 | 24.6% | 17.3% | 26.3% | 51.1% |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 30 | 36.7% | 28.9% | 13.3% | 38.1% |
| Tinnitus | 28 | 35.7% | 39.6% | 10.7% | 22.8% |
| Sleep apnea syndromes (obstructive central mixed) | 25 | 44.0% | 26.2% | 44.0% | 50.3% |
| Migraine | 24 | 58.3% | 30.1% | 8.3% | 42.2% |
| Hypertension | 23 | 39.1% | 17.1% | 34.8% | 48.7% |
| Hearing loss | 23 | 17.4% | 19.5% | 21.7% | 34.6% |
| Hip impairment | 21 | 19.0% | 14.3% | 28.6% | 53.8% |
Judge I. Cannaday's decisions by year
| Year | Decisions | Granted | Denied | Remanded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 217 | 43.8% | 39.6% | 36.9% |
| 2025 | 96 | 32.3% | 58.3% | 35.4% |
| 2026 | 50 | 42.0% | 46.0% | 42.0% |
Why the Board granted or denied issues in Judge I. Cannaday's decisions
Most common reasons in grants
- Current diagnosis established24
- In-service noise exposure conceded6
- Caused by the service-connected disability5
- Service connection established4
- No contrary medical opinions of record3
- Continuity of symptomatology since service2
- Already at the maximum schedular rating2
- Evidence supports moderate incomplete paralysis2
Most common reasons in denials
- Service records negative or silent9
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service8
- No current diagnosis8
- No in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis6
- Preponderance of the evidence against the claim5
- Already at the maximum schedular rating4
- Current diagnosis established3
- Holistic analysis of symptoms considered2
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 I. Cannaday decisions
Granted
Service connection granted as secondary; Private opinion found probative; Benefit of the doubt applied
Current diagnosis of bilateral pes planus; Lay statements and representative's arguments sufficient to establish in-service incurrence; Evidence in equipoise regarding service connection; Benefit of the doubt resolved in Veteran's favor
Benefit of the doubt applied; Veteran found credible; Persistent pain since service; Buddy statements corroborate back issues
Denied
Service treatment records silent for tinnitus; First mention in private treatment record 23 years post-service; No competent medical opinion linking tinnitus to service; VA examination not warranted due to sufficient evidence
No evidence of in-service injury, disease, or event related to hip condition; VA examiner opined less likely than not related to TERA; No objective evidence or in-service treatment for hip condition
Submitted treatment records were cumulative and redundant; Did not warrant earlier effective date than claim receipt date
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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 (2021–2026) and can contain errors. It is updated automatically as new decisions are added.