Veterans Law Judge
Judge T. Reynolds: BVA decisions and outcomes
From 2017 to 2026, Veterans Law Judge T. Reynolds signed 8,713 Board decisions covering 15,379 condition issues. The judge granted 18.0% of those issues, denied 14.9% and remanded 64.9%. For the same mix of conditions, the rest of the Board granted 19.1% and remanded 48.5%, so this judge's grant rate is close to the Board's and the remand rate is above it.
Decisions
8,713
2017–2026
Issues decided
15,379
One issue per condition per decision
Issues granted
18.0%
Board, same conditions: 19.1%
Issues remanded
64.9%
Board, same conditions: 48.5%
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 | 1,238 | 14.5% | 17.3% | 71.3% | 50.9% |
| Hearing loss | 889 | 29.7% | 19.4% | 38.9% | 34.5% |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 666 | 35.0% | 28.8% | 51.4% | 38.0% |
| Degenerative arthritis of the spine (spondylosis) | 588 | 15.1% | 20.7% | 72.3% | 45.8% |
| Tinnitus | 543 | 47.9% | 39.5% | 27.6% | 22.7% |
| Sleep apnea syndromes (obstructive central mixed) | 514 | 23.7% | 26.2% | 64.6% | 50.2% |
| Hypertension | 498 | 10.2% | 17.2% | 68.9% | 48.6% |
| Shoulder impairment | 453 | 13.5% | 14.3% | 73.3% | 52.8% |
| Intervertebral disc syndrome | 383 | 20.6% | 18.6% | 62.9% | 47.9% |
| Migraine | 356 | 27.0% | 30.2% | 62.1% | 42.0% |
| Hip impairment | 344 | 13.1% | 14.4% | 66.9% | 53.7% |
| Peripheral nerve disorders | 340 | 12.4% | 20.6% | 73.2% | 51.5% |
| Ankle impairment | 306 | 16.0% | 16.9% | 73.2% | 50.2% |
| Diabetes mellitus | 242 | 24.0% | 19.9% | 52.5% | 40.0% |
| Cervical spine limitation of motion | 197 | 15.2% | 13.1% | 71.6% | 58.3% |
Judge T. Reynolds's decisions by year
| Year | Decisions | Granted | Denied | Remanded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 731 | 23.0% | 26.5% | 64.8% |
| 2018 | 885 | 34.1% | 24.6% | 59.1% |
| 2019 | 961 | 28.0% | 21.7% | 68.5% |
| 2020 | 1,029 | 28.4% | 27.4% | 61.3% |
| 2021 | 967 | 24.4% | 24.6% | 62.2% |
| 2022 | 883 | 24.5% | 17.3% | 64.6% |
| 2023 | 918 | 27.9% | 18.0% | 66.0% |
| 2024 | 957 | 27.4% | 17.1% | 55.8% |
| 2025 | 1,002 | 30.9% | 21.6% | 50.0% |
| 2026 | 380 | 31.8% | 21.3% | 52.4% |
Why the Board granted or denied issues in Judge T. Reynolds's decisions
Most common reasons in grants
- Current diagnosis established137
- In-service noise exposure conceded73
- Continuity of symptomatology since service64
- Service connection established61
- Caused by the service-connected disability48
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service30
- Copious evidence establishes total impairment in all areas of life functioning16
- Already at the maximum schedular rating14
Most common reasons in denials
- Preponderance of the evidence against the claim161
- No in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis120
- No current diagnosis111
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service104
- Service records negative or silent39
- Already at the maximum schedular rating37
- Current diagnosis established28
- Caused by the service-connected disability10
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. Reynolds decisions
Granted
Evidence in approximate balance for herbicide exposure and cardiac failure link; Benefit of the doubt applied in favor of the appellant; Private medical opinion linked herbicide exposure to heart condition
Veteran credibly reported in-service back pain; Continuity of symptoms established; Treating physician opinion linked current disability to service
Present right knee disability established; In-service incurrence evidenced by LOD determination; Veteran's testimony regarding onset and continuation found credible
Denied
No formal or informal claim for lumbar spine disability prior to March 1, 2007.; Evidence of lumbar spine symptoms in 1972 not considered a claim for service connection.; Governing law requires effective date to be no earlier than date of claim receipt.
Maximum schedular rating for DC 5279 is 10 percent.; Evidence does not show loss of use of a foot.; No other diagnostic code is more appropriate.
No service-connectable disorder of the penis found; Service and postservice records negative for history or clinical evidence; Insufficient information to establish chronic disorder
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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 (2017–2026) and can contain errors. It is updated automatically as new decisions are added.