Veterans Law Judge
Judge Jimmy L. Bardin: BVA decisions and outcomes
From 2022 to 2026, Veterans Law Judge Jimmy L. Bardin signed 3,401 Board decisions covering 6,519 condition issues. The judge granted 26.5% of those issues, denied 19.2% and remanded 52.2%. For the same mix of conditions, the rest of the Board granted 19.7% and remanded 47.8%, so this judge's grant rate is above the Board's and the remand rate is above it.
Decisions
3,401
2022–2026
Issues decided
6,519
One issue per condition per decision
Issues granted
26.5%
Board, same conditions: 19.7%
Issues remanded
52.2%
Board, same conditions: 47.8%
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 | 480 | 25.0% | 17.2% | 57.3% | 51.1% |
| Sleep apnea syndromes (obstructive central mixed) | 342 | 35.1% | 26.2% | 52.9% | 50.3% |
| Hearing loss | 297 | 25.3% | 19.5% | 26.9% | 34.6% |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 262 | 44.3% | 28.8% | 37.4% | 38.1% |
| Tinnitus | 220 | 55.9% | 39.5% | 19.1% | 22.8% |
| Migraine | 204 | 40.7% | 30.1% | 43.1% | 42.2% |
| Hypertension | 177 | 27.7% | 17.1% | 46.9% | 48.7% |
| Hip impairment | 176 | 18.8% | 14.3% | 62.5% | 53.8% |
| Degenerative arthritis of the spine (spondylosis) | 170 | 21.8% | 20.7% | 60.6% | 46.0% |
| Shoulder impairment | 156 | 28.2% | 14.3% | 58.3% | 53.0% |
| Intervertebral disc syndrome | 137 | 24.1% | 18.6% | 54.0% | 48.0% |
| Ankle impairment | 122 | 24.6% | 16.8% | 53.3% | 50.4% |
| Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) | 103 | 35.0% | 19.2% | 57.3% | 52.9% |
| Peripheral nerve disorders | 99 | 21.2% | 20.5% | 61.6% | 51.7% |
| Diabetes mellitus | 95 | 30.5% | 19.9% | 40.0% | 40.1% |
Judge Jimmy L. Bardin's decisions by year
| Year | Decisions | Granted | Denied | Remanded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 555 | 33.0% | 27.4% | 62.3% |
| 2024 | 1,158 | 34.4% | 22.4% | 52.8% |
| 2025 | 1,198 | 49.0% | 26.3% | 45.1% |
| 2026 | 480 | 52.9% | 21.5% | 42.9% |
Why the Board granted or denied issues in Judge Jimmy L. Bardin's decisions
Most common reasons in grants
- Current diagnosis established162
- In-service noise exposure conceded32
- Service connection established26
- Continuity of symptomatology since service26
- Caused by the service-connected disability26
- No in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis17
- Veteran's lay statements found competent and credible13
- Veteran's lay statements considered competent and credible10
Most common reasons in denials
- No current diagnosis56
- Service records negative or silent31
- No in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis24
- Current diagnosis established21
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service17
- Preponderance of the evidence against the claim16
- Already at the maximum schedular rating15
- Evidence persuasively weighs against claim10
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 Jimmy L. Bardin decisions
Granted
Competent and credible evidence of in-service symptoms; In-service records and sleep study consistent with OSA; Inadequate negative nexus opinions from VA examiners
Diminished muscle strength; Hypoactive reflexes; Decreased and absent sensations; Severe pain and paresthesias; No muscle atrophy
Continuous pursuit of claim established; Criteria for earlier effective date met
Denied
No current diagnosis of infectious disease; No symptoms attributable to infectious disease; Evidence persuasively weighs against claim
No in-service complaints or findings of acoustic trauma for left ear; Veteran's lay opinion not competent to diagnose; Evidence persuasively weighs against the Veteran
No current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss for VA purposes; Audiometric test results did not meet threshold for compensable hearing loss; No other medical evidence of abnormal hearing
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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.