Veterans Law Judge
Judge T. Berry: BVA decisions and outcomes
From 2018 to 2026, Veterans Law Judge T. Berry signed 1,736 Board decisions covering 3,102 condition issues. The judge granted 21.9% of those issues, denied 29.4% and remanded 46.1%. For the same mix of conditions, the rest of the Board granted 20.3% and remanded 46.4%, so this judge's grant rate is close to the Board's and the remand rate is close to it.
Decisions
1,736
2018–2026
Issues decided
3,102
One issue per condition per decision
Issues granted
21.9%
Board, same conditions: 20.3%
Issues remanded
46.1%
Board, same conditions: 46.4%
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 | 229 | 16.2% | 17.3% | 55.5% | 51.1% |
| Hearing loss | 172 | 25.0% | 19.5% | 30.2% | 34.6% |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 147 | 35.4% | 28.9% | 36.1% | 38.1% |
| Sleep apnea syndromes (obstructive central mixed) | 130 | 28.5% | 26.2% | 54.6% | 50.3% |
| Tinnitus | 129 | 39.5% | 39.6% | 19.4% | 22.8% |
| Degenerative arthritis of the spine (spondylosis) | 99 | 22.2% | 20.7% | 47.5% | 46.1% |
| Hypertension | 84 | 25.0% | 17.1% | 40.5% | 48.8% |
| Migraine | 83 | 53.0% | 30.1% | 26.5% | 42.2% |
| Peripheral nerve disorders | 65 | 13.8% | 20.6% | 73.8% | 51.7% |
| Intervertebral disc syndrome | 62 | 25.8% | 18.6% | 53.2% | 48.0% |
| Hip impairment | 56 | 12.5% | 14.3% | 60.7% | 53.8% |
| Major depressive disorder | 53 | 35.8% | 34.6% | 26.4% | 34.2% |
| Ankle impairment | 52 | 23.1% | 16.8% | 51.9% | 50.4% |
| Shoulder impairment | 51 | 13.7% | 14.3% | 49.0% | 53.0% |
| Diabetes mellitus | 50 | 22.0% | 20.0% | 44.0% | 40.0% |
Judge T. Berry's decisions by year
| Year | Decisions | Granted | Denied | Remanded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 36 | 44.4% | 58.3% | 63.9% |
| 2019 | 60 | 31.7% | 43.3% | 51.7% |
| 2020 | 73 | 23.3% | 49.3% | 69.9% |
| 2021 | 139 | 41.0% | 53.2% | 51.1% |
| 2022 | 265 | 29.8% | 35.1% | 43.4% |
| 2023 | 351 | 29.9% | 21.4% | 51.3% |
| 2024 | 565 | 39.3% | 32.9% | 39.1% |
| 2025 | 189 | 35.4% | 37.6% | 42.9% |
| 2026 | 58 | 32.8% | 41.4% | 43.1% |
Why the Board granted or denied issues in Judge T. Berry's decisions
Most common reasons in grants
- Current diagnosis established98
- Service connection established24
- In-service noise exposure conceded18
- Continuity of symptomatology since service10
- Caused by the service-connected disability8
- Veteran's lay statements found competent and credible4
- Aggravated by the service-connected disability3
- New and relevant evidence submitted3
Most common reasons in denials
- No current diagnosis49
- No in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis37
- Preponderance of the evidence against the claim35
- Service records negative or silent30
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service27
- Current diagnosis established25
- Already at the maximum schedular rating11
- No continuity of symptomatology6
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 T. Berry decisions
Granted
Veteran has current tinnitus; In-service noise exposure presumed; Benefit of the doubt applied due to approximate balance of evidence
Evidence in approximate balance for constant abdominal distress under former DC 7319; Benefit of the doubt resolved in veteran's favor; Former criteria more favorable than current criteria
Evidence is at least evenly balanced regarding relation to in-service personal assault.; Benefit of the doubt resolved in Veteran's favor.; Medical evidence supports PTSD diagnosis linked to in-service trauma.
Denied
No current disability found by VA examiner.; Veteran's reported pain did not demonstrate functional impairment.; Evidence persuasively weighs against service connection.
No current DSM-5 diagnosis of PTSD established by medical evidence.; VA examiners found Veteran did not meet full diagnostic criteria for PTSD.; Evidence did not establish a link between current symptoms and in-service stressor.
Duty to assist error occurred prior to June 2020 decision; No examination conducted to describe scar characteristics; Remanded for retrospective findings on scar area, soft tissue damage, instability, or pain
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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 (2018–2026) and can contain errors. It is updated automatically as new decisions are added.