Veterans Law Judge
Judge Saudiee Brown: BVA decisions and outcomes
From 2021 to 2022, Veterans Law Judge Saudiee Brown signed 289 Board decisions covering 609 condition issues. The judge granted 9.5% of those issues, denied 40.4% and remanded 48.8%. For the same mix of conditions, the rest of the Board granted 20.2% and remanded 46.0%, so this judge's grant rate is below the Board's and the remand rate is above it.
Decisions
289
2021–2022
Issues decided
609
One issue per condition per decision
Issues granted
9.5%
Board, same conditions: 20.2%
Issues remanded
48.8%
Board, same conditions: 46.0%
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 | 57 | 7.0% | 17.3% | 40.4% | 51.1% |
| Hearing loss | 28 | 10.7% | 19.5% | 46.4% | 34.6% |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 28 | 21.4% | 28.9% | 50.0% | 38.1% |
| Hypertension | 22 | 4.5% | 17.2% | 63.6% | 48.7% |
| Intervertebral disc syndrome | 20 | 5.0% | 18.7% | 45.0% | 48.0% |
Judge Saudiee Brown's decisions by year
| Year | Decisions | Granted | Denied | Remanded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 228 | 16.7% | 50.0% | 63.2% |
| 2022 | 61 | 23.0% | 45.9% | 57.4% |
Why the Board granted or denied issues in Judge Saudiee Brown's decisions
Most common reasons in grants
- Service connection established4
- Current diagnosis established3
- In-service noise exposure conceded2
Most common reasons in denials
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service17
- Preponderance of the evidence against the claim14
- Service records negative or silent8
- No current diagnosis6
- No in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis6
- Current diagnosis established4
- Caused by the service-connected disability3
- Continuity of symptomatology since service3
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 Saudiee Brown decisions
Granted
Evidence in equipoise; Private medical opinion found favorable; VA opinion found insufficient
Beginning July 9, 2015, condition manifested as moderate incomplete paralysis.; Criteria for 20 percent rating met from this date.
Evidence in equipoise favors veteran; Credible lay testimony consistent with MOS; High probability of in-service noise exposure
Denied
Objective medical evidence does not support flexion to 30 degrees or less.; No evidence of ankylosis or IVDS found.; Lay testimony acknowledged but not supported by objective findings for higher rating.
Highest schedular rating of 50% for migraines; Criteria are successive, lower criteria must be met for higher ratings; Veteran's symptoms do not exceed 50% criteria
VA examiner opinion found less likely than not related to service; Injury in service did not involve AC joint; Degenerative joint disease is age-related process; No evidence of nexus in service or at separation; Veteran's lay statements not given more weight than VA opinion
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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 (2021–2022) and can contain errors. It is updated automatically as new decisions are added.