Veterans Law Judge
Judge K.A. Kennerly: BVA decisions and outcomes
From 2017 to 2026, Veterans Law Judge K.A. Kennerly signed 3,663 Board decisions covering 6,858 condition issues. The judge granted 18.1% of those issues, denied 22.3% and remanded 56.9%. For the same mix of conditions, the rest of the Board granted 19.8% and remanded 47.8%, so this judge's grant rate is close to the Board's and the remand rate is above it.
Decisions
3,663
2017–2026
Issues decided
6,858
One issue per condition per decision
Issues granted
18.1%
Board, same conditions: 19.8%
Issues remanded
56.9%
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 | 452 | 12.2% | 17.3% | 66.2% | 51.1% |
| Hearing loss | 310 | 18.4% | 19.5% | 36.1% | 34.6% |
| Tinnitus | 299 | 37.8% | 39.6% | 26.8% | 22.7% |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 287 | 28.6% | 28.9% | 41.5% | 38.1% |
| Sleep apnea syndromes (obstructive central mixed) | 239 | 22.2% | 26.2% | 62.3% | 50.3% |
| Degenerative arthritis of the spine (spondylosis) | 208 | 17.8% | 20.7% | 63.5% | 46.0% |
| Hypertension | 208 | 20.7% | 17.1% | 51.4% | 48.7% |
| Migraine | 167 | 24.0% | 30.2% | 51.5% | 42.1% |
| Intervertebral disc syndrome | 148 | 17.6% | 18.7% | 68.2% | 48.0% |
| Hip impairment | 138 | 9.4% | 14.4% | 69.6% | 53.7% |
| Peripheral nerve disorders | 133 | 24.1% | 20.5% | 50.4% | 51.7% |
| Ankle impairment | 132 | 12.9% | 16.9% | 60.6% | 50.4% |
| Shoulder impairment | 123 | 15.4% | 14.3% | 64.2% | 53.0% |
| Diabetes mellitus | 120 | 21.7% | 20.0% | 49.2% | 40.0% |
| Paralysis of sciatic nerve or external popliteal nerve | 103 | 10.7% | 22.1% | 70.9% | 49.4% |
Judge K.A. Kennerly's decisions by year
| Year | Decisions | Granted | Denied | Remanded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21 | 33.3% | 52.4% | 57.1% |
| 2018 | 148 | 24.3% | 50.0% | 66.2% |
| 2019 | 58 | 29.3% | 51.7% | 51.7% |
| 2021 | 155 | 39.4% | 26.5% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 752 | 33.5% | 23.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023 | 531 | 26.9% | 23.4% | 58.4% |
| 2024 | 706 | 28.2% | 26.9% | 52.1% |
| 2025 | 906 | 24.4% | 37.7% | 52.9% |
| 2026 | 369 | 34.1% | 35.2% | 41.7% |
Why the Board granted or denied issues in Judge K.A. Kennerly's decisions
Most common reasons in grants
- Current diagnosis established153
- Service connection established33
- Caused by the service-connected disability21
- In-service noise exposure conceded19
- Continuity of symptomatology since service16
- Criteria for service connection met10
- Suicidal ideation present6
- Already at the maximum schedular rating6
Most common reasons in denials
- No current diagnosis89
- Service records negative or silent51
- No in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis42
- Current diagnosis established41
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service30
- Preponderance of the evidence against the claim26
- No continuity of symptomatology19
- Already at the maximum schedular rating14
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 K.A. Kennerly decisions
Granted
In-service neck injuries from vehicle crash on ADT; Chronic wear and tear from service; Favorable VA medical opinion linking to service
Condition related to in-service vasectomy; Service connection granted
Current disability with residuals; In-service inversion injury sustained during PT; Adequate private medical opinion linking in-service injury to current instability and residuals; VA opinion found inadequate for failing to address lay statements and full scope of injury; Benefit of the doubt afforded to veteran
Denied
Evidence does not show moderate IBS with frequent episodes of bowel disturbance with abdominal distress.; Symptoms primarily consist of diarrhea, not meeting criteria for compensable rating.; Veteran's reported symptoms are credible but do not meet severity thresholds for higher rating.
Veteran already assigned highest schedular rating available for OSA.; Evidence did not meet criteria for 100% rating.; No developed argument from appellant for higher rating.
Failure to attend scheduled VA examination; No good cause provided for failure to appear; Claim denied per 38 C.F.R. § 3.655
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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.