Veterans Law Judge
Judge K. Anderson: BVA decisions and outcomes
From 2019 to 2021, Veterans Law Judge K. Anderson signed 242 Board decisions covering 582 condition issues. The judge granted 12.9% of those issues, denied 34.9% and remanded 50.5%. For the same mix of conditions, the rest of the Board granted 18.5% and remanded 48.2%, so this judge's grant rate is below the Board's and the remand rate is above it.
Decisions
242
2019–2021
Issues decided
582
One issue per condition per decision
Issues granted
12.9%
Board, same conditions: 18.5%
Issues remanded
50.5%
Board, same conditions: 48.2%
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 | 43 | 7.0% | 17.3% | 60.5% | 51.1% |
| Hearing loss | 27 | 18.5% | 19.5% | 37.0% | 34.6% |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 24 | 41.7% | 28.9% | 25.0% | 38.1% |
| Hypertension | 22 | 0.0% | 17.2% | 50.0% | 48.7% |
| Intervertebral disc syndrome | 20 | 25.0% | 18.7% | 50.0% | 48.0% |
| Degenerative arthritis of the spine (spondylosis) | 20 | 10.0% | 20.7% | 60.0% | 46.1% |
Why the Board granted or denied issues in Judge K. Anderson's decisions
Most common reasons in grants
- Current diagnosis established7
- Service connection established3
- Preponderance of evidence supports 70% rating2
- Caused by the service-connected disability2
Most common reasons in denials
- Preponderance of the evidence against the claim28
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service10
- No current diagnosis8
- No in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis7
- Service records negative or silent6
- Current diagnosis established5
- No continuity of symptomatology2
- Colon cancer not a presumptive condition for herbicide exposure1
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. Anderson decisions
Granted
Arthritis in right middle finger; Painful range of motion; 10 percent rating granted effective June 3, 2016
Moderately severe incomplete paralysis of left lower extremity.; Severe pain, paresthesias, numbness noted.; Ameliorative effects of medication not considered per Jones v. Shinseki.
Reduction from 20% to 10% was improper.; Disability had not undergone sustained improvement.; RO failed to provide proper notice of proposed reduction.
Denied
Evidence not new and material; No current residuals or symptoms demonstrated; Claim for positive PPD test denied
Current diagnosis of degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine.; In-service treatment for tense muscles and stiff neck; Veteran reported possible head trauma.; August 2021 VA examiner opined less likely than not incurred in or caused by service; no evidence of degenerative disc disease in service.; Lay statements regarding continuity of symptoms found inconsistent and unreliable.; No persuasive evidence for secondary connection to headaches or lumbar spine disability.; Preponderance of evidence weighs against claim.
Objective medical evidence (creatinine, BUN levels, absence of edema) did not meet criteria for higher ratings.; Hypertension did not meet criteria for 40% disabling rating.; Addendum opinion concluded renal insufficiency did not cause markedly decreased cardiovascular function.
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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 (2019–2021) and can contain errors. It is updated automatically as new decisions are added.