Veterans Law Judge
Judge Marissa Caylor: BVA decisions and outcomes
From 2019 to 2026, Veterans Law Judge Marissa Caylor signed 2,819 Board decisions covering 4,385 condition issues. The judge granted 19.2% of those issues, denied 13.2% and remanded 63.7%. For the same mix of conditions, the rest of the Board granted 19.7% and remanded 47.2%, so this judge's grant rate is close to the Board's and the remand rate is above it.
Decisions
2,819
2019–2026
Issues decided
4,385
One issue per condition per decision
Issues granted
19.2%
Board, same conditions: 19.7%
Issues remanded
63.7%
Board, same conditions: 47.2%
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 | 283 | 19.1% | 17.3% | 67.8% | 51.1% |
| Hearing loss | 228 | 14.5% | 19.5% | 47.4% | 34.6% |
| Tinnitus | 215 | 34.0% | 39.6% | 26.0% | 22.7% |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 204 | 28.4% | 28.9% | 53.9% | 38.1% |
| Sleep apnea syndromes (obstructive central mixed) | 164 | 31.1% | 26.2% | 63.4% | 50.3% |
| Degenerative arthritis of the spine (spondylosis) | 153 | 23.5% | 20.6% | 62.1% | 46.0% |
| Hypertension | 129 | 20.2% | 17.1% | 62.0% | 48.7% |
| Hip impairment | 107 | 11.2% | 14.3% | 77.6% | 53.7% |
| Migraine | 100 | 29.0% | 30.2% | 60.0% | 42.1% |
| Shoulder impairment | 98 | 9.2% | 14.3% | 81.6% | 53.0% |
| Intervertebral disc syndrome | 92 | 10.9% | 18.7% | 72.8% | 48.0% |
| Diabetes mellitus | 80 | 25.0% | 19.9% | 53.8% | 40.0% |
| Peripheral nerve disorders | 75 | 25.3% | 20.5% | 70.7% | 51.7% |
| Ankle impairment | 72 | 13.9% | 16.9% | 73.6% | 50.4% |
| Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) | 65 | 20.0% | 19.3% | 72.3% | 52.9% |
Judge Marissa Caylor's decisions by year
| Year | Decisions | Granted | Denied | Remanded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 58 | 13.8% | 20.7% | 69.0% |
| 2020 | 42 | 26.2% | 11.9% | 66.7% |
| 2021 | 187 | 26.2% | 18.2% | 62.0% |
| 2022 | 360 | 31.9% | 20.8% | 63.6% |
| 2023 | 673 | 29.1% | 21.1% | 66.6% |
| 2024 | 727 | 35.9% | 19.5% | 57.1% |
| 2025 | 535 | 14.8% | 50.1% | 20.7% |
| 2026 | 237 | 19.8% | 38.0% | 30.0% |
Why the Board granted or denied issues in Judge Marissa Caylor's decisions
Most common reasons in grants
- Current diagnosis established97
- Service connection established37
- Continuity of symptomatology since service31
- Caused by the service-connected disability18
- In-service noise exposure conceded10
- Presumptive service connection for chronic disease7
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service6
- Aggravated by the service-connected disability4
Most common reasons in denials
- No current diagnosis24
- Preponderance of the evidence against the claim18
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service18
- No in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis14
- Already at the maximum schedular rating10
- Service records negative or silent10
- Current diagnosis established8
- Evidence persuasively weighs against a compensable rating5
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 Marissa Caylor decisions
Granted
Satisfied current disability and in-service occurrence elements.; Found nexus between current disability and service.; VA examination was inadequate.
Credible lay evidence of in-service onset and continuity; Inadequate VA examination opinion; Tinnitus capable of lay observation
Service treatment records show bilateral triceps tendon rupture and subsequent degenerative changes in right shoulder.; Veteran credibly testified to ongoing right shoulder pain since service.; Service connection granted on a presumptive basis.
Denied
Audiometric testing did not meet VA criteria.; Veteran's lay testimony not given significant weight.; No current disability for VA purposes.
Cysts did not meet criteria for disfigurement under DC 7800; No visible or palpable tissue loss, gross distortion, or asymmetry identified; Cysts did not meet any of the 8 characteristics of disfigurement; No functional impairment identified
No in-service treatment or mention of left knee/Achilles tendon issues in STRs.; Veteran's claim was too general at time of AOJ decision to warrant VA exam.; Veteran is not competent to provide medical opinion linking current condition to service.
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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 (2019–2026) and can contain errors. It is updated automatically as new decisions are added.