Veterans Law Judge
Judge J. Parker: BVA decisions and outcomes
From 2017 to 2026, Veterans Law Judge J. Parker signed 7,994 Board decisions covering 16,374 condition issues. The judge granted 28.7% of those issues, denied 45.6% and remanded 22.8%. For the same mix of conditions, the rest of the Board granted 20.6% and remanded 45.7%, so this judge's grant rate is above the Board's and the remand rate is below it.
Decisions
7,994
2017–2026
Issues decided
16,374
One issue per condition per decision
Issues granted
28.7%
Board, same conditions: 20.6%
Issues remanded
22.8%
Board, same conditions: 45.7%
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 | 1,262 | 28.1% | 17.2% | 26.1% | 51.3% |
| Hearing loss | 971 | 42.5% | 19.3% | 11.5% | 34.8% |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 772 | 33.9% | 28.8% | 18.7% | 38.3% |
| Degenerative arthritis of the spine (spondylosis) | 684 | 38.2% | 20.5% | 16.8% | 46.4% |
| Tinnitus | 579 | 47.0% | 39.5% | 10.5% | 22.9% |
| Sleep apnea syndromes (obstructive central mixed) | 566 | 30.6% | 26.2% | 23.3% | 50.6% |
| Hypertension | 435 | 29.7% | 17.1% | 21.6% | 49.0% |
| Shoulder impairment | 403 | 21.1% | 14.2% | 23.1% | 53.3% |
| Intervertebral disc syndrome | 397 | 25.2% | 18.6% | 21.4% | 48.3% |
| Peripheral nerve disorders | 385 | 25.5% | 20.5% | 35.8% | 51.9% |
| Migraine | 368 | 40.5% | 30.1% | 19.0% | 42.4% |
| Ankle impairment | 335 | 28.1% | 16.7% | 22.7% | 50.7% |
| Major depressive disorder | 313 | 40.9% | 34.5% | 18.8% | 34.4% |
| Hip impairment | 313 | 16.3% | 14.3% | 17.9% | 54.1% |
| Diabetes mellitus | 269 | 24.5% | 19.9% | 19.3% | 40.2% |
Judge J. Parker's decisions by year
| Year | Decisions | Granted | Denied | Remanded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 638 | 34.0% | 40.8% | 44.2% |
| 2018 | 838 | 43.8% | 54.5% | 34.1% |
| 2019 | 1,017 | 37.9% | 57.0% | 36.5% |
| 2020 | 1,002 | 38.5% | 53.3% | 30.6% |
| 2021 | 852 | 45.4% | 50.7% | 31.6% |
| 2022 | 725 | 45.5% | 50.6% | 30.1% |
| 2023 | 900 | 46.1% | 47.3% | 31.7% |
| 2024 | 824 | 51.0% | 47.5% | 27.7% |
| 2025 | 880 | 54.9% | 48.3% | 21.4% |
| 2026 | 318 | 67.6% | 42.8% | 14.2% |
Why the Board granted or denied issues in Judge J. Parker's decisions
Most common reasons in grants
- Current diagnosis established542
- Service connection established122
- Caused by the service-connected disability58
- Continuous symptoms since service separation40
- Continuous symptoms since service35
- Continuity of symptomatology since service34
- Presumptive service connection for chronic disease32
- Continuous post-service symptoms29
Most common reasons in denials
- Preponderance of the evidence against the claim495
- No in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis437
- No current diagnosis323
- Service records negative or silent247
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service217
- Current diagnosis established107
- Already at the maximum schedular rating33
- Criteria for higher rating not met27
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. Parker decisions
Granted
Evidence in equipoise regarding medication side effects contributing to death; Resolving reasonable doubt in appellant's favor; Private physician opined combined medication effects likely contributed substantially to death
Favorable finding of multiple myeloma diagnosis prior to death; Favorable finding of non-deployment-related TERA exposures during service; Favorable finding that negative VA TERA opinions were inadequate; Private physician opinion linked TERA exposure to benzene, a carcinogen linked to multiple myeloma; Private physician opined at least as likely as not that multiple myeloma was a direct result of TERA; Evidence placed question of service connection in relative equipoise; Reasonable doubt resolved in appellant's favor
Evidence of onset of back pain in service in 2005; Chronicity of symptoms noted in service treatment records; Favorable post-service treatment records indicating onset five years prior; Inaccurate VA examination due to failure to consider all evidence
Denied
VA examinations from January 2014 to December 2021 showed normal knee stability.; Lay and medical evidence did not demonstrate recurrent subluxation or dislocation.; Veteran's description of 'loose motion' and occasional brace use did not meet criteria for moderate instability.
Evidence did not show flexion limited to 45 degrees or less; Flexion limited to 55 degrees at worst; Painful motion considered but did not meet criteria for higher rating
Evidence shows PFB affected less than five percent of exposed area; Evidence shows constant topical corticosteroid therapy; Criteria for 10% rating under DC 7806 not met
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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 (2017–2026) and can contain errors. It is updated automatically as new decisions are added.