Veterans Law Judge
Judge Tracie N. Wesner: BVA decisions and outcomes
From 2018 to 2026, Veterans Law Judge Tracie N. Wesner signed 2,242 Board decisions covering 3,277 condition issues. The judge granted 28.9% of those issues, denied 17.3% and remanded 51.8%. For the same mix of conditions, the rest of the Board granted 19.5% and remanded 48.1%, so this judge's grant rate is above the Board's and the remand rate is above it.
Decisions
2,242
2018–2026
Issues decided
3,277
One issue per condition per decision
Issues granted
28.9%
Board, same conditions: 19.5%
Issues remanded
51.8%
Board, same conditions: 48.1%
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 | 258 | 28.7% | 17.2% | 49.6% | 51.1% |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 167 | 46.7% | 28.8% | 34.7% | 38.1% |
| Hearing loss | 157 | 31.8% | 19.5% | 29.9% | 34.6% |
| Sleep apnea syndromes (obstructive central mixed) | 106 | 42.5% | 26.2% | 47.2% | 50.3% |
| Tinnitus | 104 | 49.0% | 39.6% | 19.2% | 22.8% |
| Hypertension | 99 | 27.3% | 17.1% | 53.5% | 48.7% |
| Degenerative arthritis of the spine (spondylosis) | 95 | 38.9% | 20.6% | 42.1% | 46.1% |
| Intervertebral disc syndrome | 83 | 34.9% | 18.6% | 47.0% | 48.0% |
| Migraine | 75 | 52.0% | 30.1% | 40.0% | 42.2% |
| Hip impairment | 74 | 25.7% | 14.3% | 67.6% | 53.8% |
| Shoulder impairment | 71 | 26.8% | 14.3% | 54.9% | 53.0% |
| Ankle impairment | 58 | 24.1% | 16.8% | 50.0% | 50.4% |
| Peripheral nerve disorders | 53 | 22.6% | 20.5% | 58.5% | 51.7% |
| Diabetes mellitus | 47 | 34.0% | 19.9% | 42.6% | 40.1% |
| Cervical spine limitation of motion | 39 | 20.5% | 13.1% | 51.3% | 58.4% |
Judge Tracie N. Wesner's decisions by year
| Year | Decisions | Granted | Denied | Remanded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 39 | 46.2% | 51.3% | 53.8% |
| 2019 | 28 | 50.0% | 35.7% | 60.7% |
| 2020 | 26 | 57.7% | 19.2% | 53.8% |
| 2021 | 210 | 51.4% | 25.2% | 35.7% |
| 2022 | 312 | 40.7% | 20.2% | 53.8% |
| 2023 | 549 | 42.8% | 24.8% | 51.2% |
| 2024 | 404 | 43.1% | 26.0% | 50.2% |
| 2025 | 668 | 1.5% | 1.5% | 3.1% |
Why the Board granted or denied issues in Judge Tracie N. Wesner's decisions
Most common reasons in grants
- Current diagnosis established62
- Service connection established18
- Caused by the service-connected disability10
- Criteria for service connection met7
- In-service noise exposure conceded7
- Continuity of symptomatology since service6
- New and material evidence received to reopen claim3
- Service records negative or silent3
Most common reasons in denials
- Preponderance of the evidence against the claim22
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service19
- No current diagnosis17
- Current diagnosis established14
- No in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis13
- Service records negative or silent11
- Already at the maximum schedular rating9
- Criteria for service connection not met5
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 Tracie N. Wesner decisions
Granted
Evidence in equipoise; Hypertension as risk factor; Supported by lab findings
Veteran's testimony found competent and credible regarding right ear hearing loss onset and recurrence.; VA examiner's opinion regarding right ear hearing loss not given probative value as it did not address competent, credible report of recurrent hearing loss.; Evidence found in equipoise, resolving doubt in Veteran's favor.
Evidence reflects unfavorable ankylosis of the entire cervical spine.; Resolving reasonable doubt in the veteran's favor.; Pain and functional limitations considered.
Denied
Evidence indicated veteran was gainfully employed prior to November 1, 2012.; Veteran's employment with USPS as letter carrier from May 1987 to October 31, 2012, constituted gainful employment.
No current disability meeting VA standards; Audiometric test results did not meet criteria; No indication of speech recognition scores below 94 percent
Current disability established by private and VA medical records.; In-service exposure to herbicide agents established on facts-found basis.; No causal relationship found between avascular necrosis and herbicide exposure.; Private medical opinions lacked probative value due to speculative reasoning.; VA medical opinions found no link, citing lack of support in medical literature.; Absence of in-service complaints or treatment for avascular necrosis.; First diagnosis occurred over a decade post-service.; No continuity of symptoms since service.
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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.