Veterans Law Judge
Judge Patrick M. Johnson: BVA decisions and outcomes
From 2019 to 2022, Veterans Law Judge Patrick M. Johnson signed 398 Board decisions covering 922 condition issues. The judge granted 19.7% of those issues, denied 28.9% and remanded 48.7%. For the same mix of conditions, the rest of the Board granted 19.6% and remanded 47.1%, so this judge's grant rate is close to the Board's and the remand rate is close to it.
Decisions
398
2019–2022
Issues decided
922
One issue per condition per decision
Issues granted
19.7%
Board, same conditions: 19.6%
Issues remanded
48.7%
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 | 68 | 19.1% | 17.3% | 55.9% | 51.1% |
| Peripheral nerve disorders | 44 | 31.8% | 20.5% | 52.3% | 51.7% |
| Hearing loss | 42 | 16.7% | 19.5% | 31.0% | 34.6% |
| Degenerative arthritis of the spine (spondylosis) | 39 | 15.4% | 20.7% | 51.3% | 46.1% |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 37 | 37.8% | 28.9% | 32.4% | 38.1% |
| Tinnitus | 31 | 58.1% | 39.6% | 22.6% | 22.7% |
| Intervertebral disc syndrome | 30 | 23.3% | 18.6% | 46.7% | 48.0% |
| Hypertension | 29 | 10.3% | 17.2% | 55.2% | 48.7% |
| Sleep apnea syndromes (obstructive central mixed) | 26 | 11.5% | 26.2% | 53.8% | 50.3% |
| Shoulder impairment | 21 | 4.8% | 14.3% | 61.9% | 53.0% |
Judge Patrick M. Johnson's decisions by year
| Year | Decisions | Granted | Denied | Remanded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 122 | 41.8% | 43.4% | 49.2% |
| 2021 | 116 | 44.0% | 54.3% | 54.3% |
| 2022 | 142 | 35.9% | 35.2% | 59.2% |
Why the Board granted or denied issues in Judge Patrick M. Johnson's decisions
Most common reasons in grants
- Current diagnosis established11
- Service connection established7
- Continuity of symptomatology since service4
- Credible reports of in-service noise exposure2
- VA examiner opinions lacked rationale2
- Caused by the service-connected disability2
Most common reasons in denials
- Preponderance of the evidence against the claim26
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service15
- No in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis9
- Service records negative or silent8
- Already at the maximum schedular rating5
- Current diagnosis established4
- No current diagnosis2
- VA examiner provided negative nexus opinion2
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 Patrick M. Johnson decisions
Granted
Veteran's claim for increased rating for bilateral hearing loss reviewed.; Audiometric results from multiple VA exams considered.; Benefit of the doubt applied to presume Level XI for left ear due to reported intermittent complete hearing loss.; November 2019 VA exam results used for right ear (Level VIII).; Bilateral numeric designation of Level II (right) and Level XI (left) applied to Table VII of 38 C.F.R. § 4.85.; Resulting designations equate to 10 percent rating prior to Nov 7, 2019, and 70 percent rating from Nov 7, 2019.
Benefit of the doubt applied; Evidence in approximate balance; Credible statements of onset during service
Veteran meets schedular requirements for TDIU; Disabilities impact ability to secure substantially gainful occupation; Board affords weight to veteran's statements and VA examinations
Denied
Service treatment records silent for tremors.; Neurologist opined essential tremors not associated with Agent Orange.; VA examiner diagnosed essential tremors, not Parkinson's disease.; Evidence weighs against direct or presumptive service connection.
No current hearing loss disability for VA purposes; Lay contentions credible but lack probative value; VA examinations did not meet disability criteria
No competent medical evidence of current lymphoma diagnosis; VA examiner opined less likely than not related to service; Weight of evidence against claim
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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 (2019–2022) and can contain errors. It is updated automatically as new decisions are added.