Veterans Law Judge
Judge K. Osborne: BVA decisions and outcomes
From 2017 to 2021, Veterans Law Judge K. Osborne signed 266 Board decisions covering 514 condition issues. The judge granted 13.8% of those issues, denied 41.6% and remanded 41.8%. For the same mix of conditions, the rest of the Board granted 18.5% and remanded 48.0%, so this judge's grant rate is below the Board's and the remand rate is below it.
Decisions
266
2017–2021
Issues decided
514
One issue per condition per decision
Issues granted
13.8%
Board, same conditions: 18.5%
Issues remanded
41.8%
Board, same conditions: 48.0%
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 | 67 | 16.4% | 17.3% | 35.8% | 51.1% |
| Hearing loss | 25 | 4.0% | 19.5% | 36.0% | 34.6% |
| Degenerative arthritis of the spine (spondylosis) | 25 | 24.0% | 20.7% | 28.0% | 46.1% |
| Hypertension | 21 | 19.0% | 17.2% | 47.6% | 48.7% |
Judge K. Osborne's decisions by year
| Year | Decisions | Granted | Denied | Remanded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 107 | 16.8% | 52.3% | 45.8% |
| 2018 | 83 | 28.9% | 59.0% | 39.8% |
| 2019 | 29 | 31.0% | 58.6% | 41.4% |
| 2020 | 32 | 25.0% | 31.3% | 65.6% |
Why the Board granted or denied issues in Judge K. Osborne's decisions
Most common reasons in grants
- Current diagnosis established7
- Caused by the service-connected disability2
Most common reasons in denials
- Preponderance of the evidence against the claim15
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service12
- Service records negative or silent11
- No in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis6
- No continuity of symptomatology4
- No current diagnosis3
- Continuity of symptomatology since service2
- Prior denial became final2
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. Osborne decisions
Granted
Pulmonary function testing on April 28, 2010, showed FEV-1 of 62% of predicted.; This FEV-1 result warrants a 30% rating under the General rating Formula for Restrictive Lung Disease.; The rating was granted for the period reflecting these findings.
Diagnosed TIA with seizure-like activity; Secondary to hypertension; Hypertension associated with diabetes mellitus; VA examinations noted chronic microvascular ischemic changes consistent with hypertension
Current diagnosis of bilateral knee arthritis.; Secondary to service-connected lumbar spine disability.; Evidence in relative equipoise, benefit of the doubt applied.
Denied
No evidence of hypertension at service entrance.; No medical records reflect blood pressure readings during service or for many years after.; No private or VA physician rendered a favorable medical opinion linking hypertension to service.
No more than mild incomplete paralysis prior to Aug 27, 2013; No more than moderate incomplete paralysis since Aug 27, 2013; Intermittent mild decreases in motor strength; Intermittent decreased reflexes (1+); Mild or moderate sensory disturbances, intermittently absent
Flexion limited to 50 degrees, not meeting criteria for 20% rating (30 degrees); No objective evidence of instability or ankylosis; Painful motion is compensated by the 10% rating
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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 (2017–2021) and can contain errors. It is updated automatically as new decisions are added.