Veterans Law Judge
Judge Lana K. Jeng: BVA decisions and outcomes
From 2017 to 2018, Veterans Law Judge Lana K. Jeng signed 1,162 Board decisions covering 2,292 condition issues. The judge granted 6.4% of those issues, denied 33.6% and remanded 54.1%. For the same mix of conditions, the rest of the Board granted 18.8% and remanded 48.2%, so this judge's grant rate is below the Board's and the remand rate is above it.
Decisions
1,162
2017–2018
Issues decided
2,292
One issue per condition per decision
Issues granted
6.4%
Board, same conditions: 18.8%
Issues remanded
54.1%
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 | 205 | 2.9% | 17.3% | 58.5% | 51.1% |
| Hearing loss | 126 | 7.9% | 19.5% | 47.6% | 34.6% |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 110 | 10.0% | 28.9% | 46.4% | 38.1% |
| Degenerative arthritis of the spine (spondylosis) | 97 | 5.2% | 20.7% | 52.6% | 46.0% |
| Intervertebral disc syndrome | 79 | 3.8% | 18.7% | 39.2% | 48.1% |
| Tinnitus | 77 | 10.4% | 39.6% | 50.6% | 22.7% |
| Hypertension | 69 | 7.2% | 17.2% | 53.6% | 48.7% |
| Peripheral nerve disorders | 65 | 3.1% | 20.6% | 40.0% | 51.7% |
| Shoulder impairment | 61 | 6.6% | 14.3% | 57.4% | 53.0% |
| Sleep apnea syndromes (obstructive central mixed) | 49 | 6.1% | 26.2% | 55.1% | 50.3% |
| Major depressive disorder | 45 | 15.6% | 34.6% | 37.8% | 34.2% |
| Migraine | 44 | 18.2% | 30.2% | 45.5% | 42.2% |
| Diabetes mellitus | 35 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 37.1% | 40.1% |
| Erectile dysfunction | 30 | 6.7% | 17.0% | 60.0% | 50.8% |
| Ankle impairment | 27 | 3.7% | 16.9% | 51.9% | 50.4% |
Judge Lana K. Jeng's decisions by year
| Year | Decisions | Granted | Denied | Remanded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 616 | 11.9% | 41.6% | 60.2% |
| 2018 | 546 | 14.3% | 39.2% | 61.7% |
Why the Board granted or denied issues in Judge Lana K. Jeng's decisions
Most common reasons in grants
- Current diagnosis established15
- Caused by the service-connected disability3
- Competent evidence of current bilateral hearing loss2
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service2
- Competent and credible evidence of in-service noise exposure2
Most common reasons in denials
- Preponderance of the evidence against the claim50
- No current diagnosis34
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service31
- Current diagnosis established27
- No in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis23
- Service records negative or silent15
- No continuity of symptomatology5
- Aggravated by the service-connected disability4
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 Lana K. Jeng decisions
Granted
Benefit of the doubt applied for 70% rating.; Occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.; Total impairment not demonstrated for rating above 70%.
Veteran's own statements and VA treatment records more persuasive than VA examiners' opinions; Symptoms documented in treatment records (hearing moaning/crying, chronic feelings of not caring if he died) support 70% rating; Symptoms do not meet criteria for 100% rating (no gross impairment, total occupational/social impairment, or persistent danger to self/others)
Rating protected under 38 C.F.R. § 3.951(b); Continuously rated at 20% for over 20 years; No showing of fraud
Denied
Evidence most consistent with 20% rating.; Criteria for higher ratings not met.; No demonstration of renal dysfunction or severe voiding dysfunction.
Weight of the evidence against current acquired psychiatric disorder.; VA examinations found Veteran did not meet DSM criteria for PTSD or other mental disorders.; Conflicting diagnoses from private physician and one VA physician deemed speculative or history-based.
No ankylosis of the left middle finger.; No gap between fingertip and proximal transverse crease on maximal flexion.; Extension not limited by more than 30 degrees.
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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 (2017–2018) and can contain errors. It is updated automatically as new decisions are added.