Veterans Law Judge
Judge R. Janofsky: BVA decisions and outcomes
From 2020 to 2026, Veterans Law Judge R. Janofsky signed 491 Board decisions covering 694 condition issues. The judge granted 19.3% of those issues, denied 27.5% and remanded 50.6%. For the same mix of conditions, the rest of the Board granted 20.6% and remanded 47.3%, so this judge's grant rate is close to the Board's and the remand rate is above it.
Decisions
491
2020–2026
Issues decided
694
One issue per condition per decision
Issues granted
19.3%
Board, same conditions: 20.6%
Issues remanded
50.6%
Board, same conditions: 47.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep apnea syndromes (obstructive central mixed) | 53 | 24.5% | 26.2% | 62.3% | 50.3% |
| Knee impairment | 45 | 11.1% | 17.3% | 60.0% | 51.1% |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 43 | 32.6% | 28.9% | 34.9% | 38.1% |
| Hearing loss | 35 | 20.0% | 19.5% | 37.1% | 34.6% |
| Degenerative arthritis of the spine (spondylosis) | 26 | 23.1% | 20.7% | 46.2% | 46.1% |
| Tinnitus | 26 | 26.9% | 39.6% | 26.9% | 22.7% |
| Hypertension | 25 | 32.0% | 17.1% | 36.0% | 48.7% |
| Intervertebral disc syndrome | 23 | 26.1% | 18.6% | 39.1% | 48.0% |
| Migraine | 21 | 47.6% | 30.1% | 42.9% | 42.2% |
Judge R. Janofsky's decisions by year
| Year | Decisions | Granted | Denied | Remanded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 63 | 28.6% | 36.5% | 61.9% |
| 2023 | 128 | 25.0% | 14.8% | 60.9% |
| 2024 | 153 | 25.5% | 24.2% | 54.2% |
| 2025 | 77 | 23.4% | 53.2% | 44.2% |
| 2026 | 56 | 41.1% | 28.6% | 51.8% |
Why the Board granted or denied issues in Judge R. Janofsky's decisions
Most common reasons in grants
- Current diagnosis established13
- Continuity of symptomatology since service8
- Service connection established5
- Caused by the service-connected disability3
- VA failed to rebut presumption of aggravation by clear and unmistakable evidence2
Most common reasons in denials
- Preponderance of the evidence against the claim9
- Service records negative or silent8
- No current diagnosis5
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service4
- No ankylosis or functional equivalent found3
- Current diagnosis established3
- Continuity of symptomatology since service2
- Weight of evidence does not show total occupational and social impairment2
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. Janofsky decisions
Granted
Contemporaneous service treatment records noted tinnitus symptoms.; Continuity of symptomatology since service.; Negative VA nexus opinion afforded no weight due to factual inaccuracies.
Continuity of symptomatology established; Competent, credible lay evidence of migraine symptoms during and since service; Negative VA nexus opinion found unpersuasive due to failure to consider in-service complaints
Evidence in approximate balance; Benefit of the doubt applied; Secondary to service-connected psychiatric disability
Denied
No current left ear hearing loss for VA purposes; Lay testimony lacked specific audiometric findings; Weight of evidence against claim
No competent evidence of current diagnosis; Veteran's lay statements lack probative value; Preponderance of evidence against claim
Weight of probative evidence does not establish nexus to service.; October 2024 VA addendum opinion afforded great probative weight.; April 2024 VA opinion afforded no probative weight due to inaccurate premise.; Veteran's lay contentions afforded little probative value for nexus.; No competent medical evidence of chronic cervical spine arthritis or other presumptive conditions.
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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 (2020–2026) and can contain errors. It is updated automatically as new decisions are added.