Veterans Law Judge
Judge J. Jack: BVA decisions and outcomes
From 2022 to 2026, Veterans Law Judge J. Jack signed 571 Board decisions covering 852 condition issues. The judge granted 31.2% of those issues, denied 21.0% and remanded 45.2%. For the same mix of conditions, the rest of the Board granted 20.9% and remanded 45.4%, so this judge's grant rate is above the Board's and the remand rate is close to it.
Decisions
571
2022–2026
Issues decided
852
One issue per condition per decision
Issues granted
31.2%
Board, same conditions: 20.9%
Issues remanded
45.2%
Board, same conditions: 45.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing loss | 76 | 36.8% | 19.5% | 23.7% | 34.6% |
| Knee impairment | 64 | 15.6% | 17.3% | 48.4% | 51.1% |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 48 | 41.7% | 28.9% | 39.6% | 38.1% |
| Sleep apnea syndromes (obstructive central mixed) | 45 | 42.2% | 26.2% | 46.7% | 50.3% |
| Tinnitus | 41 | 53.7% | 39.6% | 12.2% | 22.8% |
| Intervertebral disc syndrome | 30 | 40.0% | 18.6% | 43.3% | 48.0% |
| Hypertension | 21 | 28.6% | 17.1% | 42.9% | 48.7% |
| Degenerative arthritis of the spine (spondylosis) | 21 | 42.9% | 20.6% | 33.3% | 46.1% |
| Migraine | 20 | 55.0% | 30.1% | 30.0% | 42.2% |
Judge J. Jack's decisions by year
| Year | Decisions | Granted | Denied | Remanded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 99 | 34.3% | 19.2% | 47.5% |
| 2023 | 108 | 38.9% | 18.5% | 50.0% |
| 2024 | 277 | 42.6% | 25.3% | 43.7% |
| 2025 | 77 | 46.8% | 40.3% | 28.6% |
Why the Board granted or denied issues in Judge J. Jack's decisions
Most common reasons in grants
- Current diagnosis established27
- Service connection established15
- In-service noise exposure conceded14
- Continuity of symptomatology since service13
- Caused by the service-connected disability3
- Total occupational and social impairment found3
- Already at the maximum schedular rating3
- Holistic analysis of symptoms considered2
Most common reasons in denials
- No current diagnosis11
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service11
- Current diagnosis established7
- Service records negative or silent4
- Already at the maximum schedular rating3
- No in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis3
- Criteria for higher rating not met3
- Evidence did not show flexion limited to 30 degrees2
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 J. Jack decisions
Granted
Diagnosis of insomnia disorder; Related to active duty service per VA examiner; Criteria for service connection met
Frequent prostrating and prolonged headaches; Hypersensitivity to light and sound; Severe economic inadaptability
VA examination found unpersuasive due to inconsistencies with treatment records.; Treatment records show three procedures in early 2024, meeting the criteria for 30% rating under DC 7508.; 30% is the maximum schedular rating for nephrolithiasis.
Denied
No current diagnosis of hemorrhoids or anal fissure; VA examination found no evidence of condition; Persuasive evidence against diagnosis
No current diagnosis of PTSD per DSM-5 criteria.; Claimed MST stressor lacked corroboration.; Recharacterization to anxiety/depression would be duplicative.
In-service cardiac workup was negative.; Service records do not indicate a heart condition.; VA opinion found less likely than not related to service.
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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 (2022–2026) and can contain errors. It is updated automatically as new decisions are added.