Veterans Law Judge
Judge R. Bisignani: BVA decisions and outcomes
From 2023 to 2026, Veterans Law Judge R. Bisignani signed 1,876 Board decisions covering 3,566 condition issues. The judge granted 19.9% of those issues, denied 37.8% and remanded 40.4%. For the same mix of conditions, the rest of the Board granted 20.5% and remanded 45.9%, so this judge's grant rate is close to the Board's and the remand rate is below it.
Decisions
1,876
2023–2026
Issues decided
3,566
One issue per condition per decision
Issues granted
19.9%
Board, same conditions: 20.5%
Issues remanded
40.4%
Board, same conditions: 45.9%
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 | 272 | 18.4% | 17.3% | 44.9% | 51.1% |
| Hearing loss | 152 | 13.8% | 19.5% | 27.6% | 34.6% |
| Sleep apnea syndromes (obstructive central mixed) | 149 | 20.8% | 26.2% | 49.7% | 50.3% |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 145 | 29.7% | 28.9% | 27.6% | 38.1% |
| Tinnitus | 137 | 27.0% | 39.6% | 24.1% | 22.7% |
| Migraine | 111 | 26.1% | 30.2% | 36.9% | 42.2% |
| Intervertebral disc syndrome | 96 | 24.0% | 18.6% | 45.8% | 48.0% |
| Degenerative arthritis of the spine (spondylosis) | 92 | 20.7% | 20.7% | 43.5% | 46.1% |
| Hip impairment | 83 | 25.3% | 14.3% | 28.9% | 53.9% |
| Hypertension | 78 | 12.8% | 17.2% | 44.9% | 48.7% |
| Ankle impairment | 70 | 10.0% | 16.9% | 45.7% | 50.4% |
| Shoulder impairment | 69 | 7.2% | 14.3% | 50.7% | 53.0% |
| Peripheral nerve disorders | 64 | 28.1% | 20.5% | 31.3% | 51.7% |
| Paralysis of sciatic nerve or external popliteal nerve | 59 | 18.6% | 22.0% | 50.8% | 49.5% |
| Diabetes mellitus | 53 | 17.0% | 20.0% | 41.5% | 40.1% |
Judge R. Bisignani's decisions by year
| Year | Decisions | Granted | Denied | Remanded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 65 | 29.2% | 33.8% | 46.2% |
| 2024 | 620 | 30.6% | 43.4% | 36.6% |
| 2025 | 868 | 28.5% | 45.0% | 44.6% |
| 2026 | 323 | 36.8% | 36.5% | 44.6% |
Why the Board granted or denied issues in Judge R. Bisignani's decisions
Most common reasons in grants
- Current diagnosis established83
- Service connection established21
- In-service noise exposure conceded12
- Caused by the service-connected disability8
- Continuity of symptomatology since service7
- Service records negative or silent7
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service7
- Presumptive service connection for chronic disease5
Most common reasons in denials
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service66
- Service records negative or silent64
- Preponderance of the evidence against the claim57
- No current diagnosis43
- Current diagnosis established36
- No in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis32
- Already at the maximum schedular rating14
- No continuity of symptomatology12
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 R. Bisignani decisions
Granted
Service connection granted with earlier effective date; Increased rating denied due to maximum available rating under DC 5228; No muscle injury diagnosis; weakness due to fasciotomy/stroke
Veteran's symptoms analogous to DC 7120 criteria; Benefit of doubt resolved in veteran's favor; Activity-limiting pain reported
Conceded herbicide exposure in Vietnam; Conflicting medical opinions weighed; Reasonable doubt resolved in Veteran's favor
Denied
Service connection granted for eczema; 10 percent rating assigned; Based on VA exam findings of lesions covering 5-20% of body
Migraines rated under DC 8100; Criteria for 50% met: very frequent, completely prostrating, prolonged attacks; Attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability
Criteria for rating in excess of 10% not met.; No evidence of ankylosis or functional equivalent.; Current limitation of motion does not warrant higher rating under DC 5215.
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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 (2023–2026) and can contain errors. It is updated automatically as new decisions are added.