Veterans Law Judge
Judge T.D. Jones: BVA decisions and outcomes
From 2017 to 2025, Veterans Law Judge T.D. Jones signed 253 Board decisions covering 572 condition issues. The judge granted 14.5% of those issues, denied 37.1% and remanded 46.2%. For the same mix of conditions, the rest of the Board granted 20.1% and remanded 45.9%, so this judge's grant rate is below the Board's and the remand rate is close to it.
Decisions
253
2017–2025
Issues decided
572
One issue per condition per decision
Issues granted
14.5%
Board, same conditions: 20.1%
Issues remanded
46.2%
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 | 51 | 9.8% | 17.3% | 29.4% | 51.1% |
| Hearing loss | 30 | 16.7% | 19.5% | 33.3% | 34.6% |
| Shoulder impairment | 24 | 8.3% | 14.3% | 58.3% | 53.0% |
| Degenerative arthritis of the spine (spondylosis) | 23 | 8.7% | 20.7% | 52.2% | 46.1% |
Judge T.D. Jones's decisions by year
| Year | Decisions | Granted | Denied | Remanded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 39 | 17.9% | 43.6% | 64.1% |
| 2020 | 94 | 31.9% | 53.2% | 58.5% |
| 2021 | 54 | 25.9% | 38.9% | 57.4% |
| 2022 | 44 | 25.0% | 40.9% | 72.7% |
Why the Board granted or denied issues in Judge T.D. Jones's decisions
Most common reasons in grants
- Current diagnosis established4
- Already at the maximum schedular rating2
Most common reasons in denials
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service15
- Preponderance of the evidence against the claim15
- Service records negative or silent11
- No current diagnosis10
- No in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis6
- Current diagnosis established5
- No continuity of symptomatology3
- Criteria for rating in excess of 10 percent not met2
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.D. Jones decisions
Granted
Symptoms consistent with 70% rating (suicidal ideation, difficulty adapting to stress, obsessional rituals, impaired impulse control); Total social impairment not shown (average relationship with children, married, social outings); 100% evaluation not warranted
Endorsed symptoms of irritability, depression, anxiety, memory, and concentration difficulties.; Reported strained relationship with wife and few social connections.; Evidence did not support total occupational and social impairment or inability to perform daily activities.
Evidence regarding chronic residuals of severe painful motion or weakness was in approximate balance.; Doubt resolved in Veteran's favor, granting 60% rating.; Maximum rating under DC 5055 for these residuals is 60%.
Denied
Painful motion already compensated at 10%; Did not meet criteria for higher rating based on range of motion; Instability not demonstrated to warrant higher rating
No current diagnosis of left eye disorder; Lay statement insufficient without medical evidence
Evidence supports 30% rating prior to July 22, 2019; Evidence does not support rating in excess of 50% thereafter; Condition specifically rated under DC 5276, not eligible for analogy
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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 (2017–2025) and can contain errors. It is updated automatically as new decisions are added.