Veterans Law Judge
Judge L. Andersen: BVA decisions and outcomes
From 2019 to 2025, Veterans Law Judge L. Andersen signed 328 Board decisions covering 757 condition issues. The judge granted 19.3% of those issues, denied 35.5% and remanded 43.6%. For the same mix of conditions, the rest of the Board granted 19.5% and remanded 47.1%, so this judge's grant rate is close to the Board's and the remand rate is below it.
Decisions
328
2019–2025
Issues decided
757
One issue per condition per decision
Issues granted
19.3%
Board, same conditions: 19.5%
Issues remanded
43.6%
Board, same conditions: 47.1%
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 | 59 | 8.5% | 17.3% | 44.1% | 51.1% |
| Hearing loss | 38 | 10.5% | 19.5% | 26.3% | 34.6% |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 31 | 38.7% | 28.9% | 41.9% | 38.1% |
| Degenerative arthritis of the spine (spondylosis) | 25 | 32.0% | 20.7% | 48.0% | 46.1% |
| Hypertension | 22 | 13.6% | 17.2% | 50.0% | 48.7% |
| Tinnitus | 22 | 27.3% | 39.6% | 40.9% | 22.7% |
| Sleep apnea syndromes (obstructive central mixed) | 21 | 19.0% | 26.2% | 42.9% | 50.3% |
| Intervertebral disc syndrome | 20 | 15.0% | 18.7% | 15.0% | 48.1% |
Judge L. Andersen's decisions by year
| Year | Decisions | Granted | Denied | Remanded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 73 | 35.6% | 50.7% | 56.2% |
| 2020 | 121 | 32.2% | 47.1% | 58.7% |
| 2021 | 41 | 43.9% | 51.2% | 39.0% |
| 2022 | 90 | 37.8% | 40.0% | 56.7% |
Why the Board granted or denied issues in Judge L. Andersen's decisions
Most common reasons in grants
- Current diagnosis established20
- Service connection established7
- Caused by the service-connected disability6
- Already at the maximum schedular rating2
- Evidence did not support 100% rating2
- Aggravated by the service-connected disability2
- Symptoms more nearly approximate 70% criteria2
- Symptoms consistent with 70% rating criteria2
Most common reasons in denials
- Preponderance of the evidence against the claim21
- No current diagnosis14
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service9
- No in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis8
- Service records negative or silent5
- Already at the maximum schedular rating3
- Current diagnosis established3
- No continuity of symptomatology3
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 L. Andersen decisions
Granted
Current diagnosis of migraines; Credible lay statements corroborating in-service headaches; Confirmed exposure to toxins; Evidence in equipoise, benefit of doubt applied
Symptoms more nearly approximate 50 percent rating criteria; Includes panic attacks, memory impairment, flattened affect, and motivation disturbances; Does not meet 70 percent criteria due to ability to maintain employment and relationships
Veteran requires assistance with driving, cooking, household chores, dressing, and lifting.; Service-connected disabilities render Veteran unable to perform daily activities without assistance.; Meets prerequisite for aid and attendance from another.
Denied
Service connection for CAD with cardiomyopathy was granted.; The Board found the Veteran's in-service complaints were acute and transitory.; No post-service chronic disability related to heart condition was found at time of 1978 decision.
Evidence did not show continuous medication required for control; VA examiner noted condition was in remission and stable; December 2019 VA opinion stated continuous medication not required
Veteran failed to respond to RO requests for information regarding employment and education history.; Evidence of record indicates veteran maintained employment during the appellate period.; Record lacks sufficient information to determine if employment was gainful or if disabilities precluded substantially gainful occupation.
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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 (2019–2025) and can contain errors. It is updated automatically as new decisions are added.