Veterans Law Judge
Judge Victoria Moshiashwili: BVA decisions and outcomes
From 2017 to 2026, Veterans Law Judge Victoria Moshiashwili signed 6,345 Board decisions covering 12,394 condition issues. The judge granted 32.0% of those issues, denied 16.1% and remanded 48.6%. For the same mix of conditions, the rest of the Board granted 19.5% and remanded 47.9%, so this judge's grant rate is above the Board's and the remand rate is close to it.
Decisions
6,345
2017–2026
Issues decided
12,394
One issue per condition per decision
Issues granted
32.0%
Board, same conditions: 19.5%
Issues remanded
48.6%
Board, same conditions: 47.9%
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 | 932 | 30.9% | 17.2% | 56.1% | 51.1% |
| Hearing loss | 684 | 30.3% | 19.4% | 36.5% | 34.6% |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 575 | 45.0% | 28.8% | 32.5% | 38.1% |
| Tinnitus | 489 | 51.7% | 39.5% | 23.5% | 22.7% |
| Degenerative arthritis of the spine (spondylosis) | 430 | 43.0% | 20.5% | 39.8% | 46.1% |
| Sleep apnea syndromes (obstructive central mixed) | 415 | 47.5% | 26.1% | 37.3% | 50.4% |
| Hypertension | 388 | 29.1% | 17.1% | 53.4% | 48.7% |
| Intervertebral disc syndrome | 318 | 40.9% | 18.5% | 40.6% | 48.1% |
| Shoulder impairment | 248 | 29.8% | 14.2% | 54.8% | 53.0% |
| Migraine | 244 | 54.5% | 30.0% | 29.5% | 42.3% |
| Peripheral nerve disorders | 228 | 28.1% | 20.5% | 55.3% | 51.7% |
| Hip impairment | 220 | 27.3% | 14.3% | 51.4% | 53.8% |
| Diabetes mellitus | 213 | 25.4% | 19.9% | 46.5% | 40.0% |
| Ankle impairment | 178 | 32.0% | 16.8% | 48.3% | 50.4% |
| Major depressive disorder | 166 | 47.6% | 34.5% | 30.1% | 34.2% |
Judge Victoria Moshiashwili's decisions by year
| Year | Decisions | Granted | Denied | Remanded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 698 | 28.7% | 26.5% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 827 | 49.9% | 24.2% | 59.5% |
| 2019 | 878 | 45.8% | 27.4% | 57.4% |
| 2020 | 708 | 43.6% | 22.7% | 55.5% |
| 2021 | 456 | 48.9% | 27.2% | 48.9% |
| 2022 | 604 | 44.9% | 26.5% | 49.2% |
| 2023 | 569 | 43.2% | 23.2% | 48.5% |
| 2024 | 715 | 51.6% | 21.8% | 32.9% |
| 2025 | 651 | 49.0% | 27.5% | 31.6% |
| 2026 | 239 | 52.3% | 18.8% | 39.3% |
Why the Board granted or denied issues in Judge Victoria Moshiashwili's decisions
Most common reasons in grants
- Current diagnosis established220
- Service connection established61
- Caused by the service-connected disability55
- Evidence approximately balanced48
- Criteria for service connection met29
- New and material evidence received20
- Veteran's testimony found competent and credible20
- In-service noise exposure conceded18
Most common reasons in denials
- Preponderance of the evidence against the claim127
- No current diagnosis89
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service72
- Current diagnosis established54
- No in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis51
- Service records negative or silent39
- Already at the maximum schedular rating25
- Service connection established5
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 Victoria Moshiashwili decisions
Granted
Current diagnosis of degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine.; Conflicting medical opinions regarding service connection.; Benefit of the doubt applied due to equally balanced evidence.
Favorable findings of current disability and exposure to hazardous noise conceded by AOJ.; VA examiner opinions denying nexus were found contrary to policy and caselaw.; Credible lay statements from Veteran and spouse regarding observable symptoms and continuity of symptoms since service were given significant weight.; Absence of medical complaints in service treatment records does not preclude service connection when supported by credible lay evidence and plausible nexus.
Favorable findings by AOJ conceded; VA examiner opinions flawed (improper standard, lack of continuity); Veteran's lay testimony regarding persistent symptoms establishes nexus; Benefit of doubt afforded
Denied
No complaints, treatment, or diagnosis of hearing loss in service; No hearing loss disability per VA criteria; No permanent threshold shift observed in audiograms; Lay testimony not competent for audiometric results
Claim for earlier effective date denied as initial claim filed August 15, 2019.; No prior claim or entitlement arose before August 15, 2019.; Evidence weighs against the claim, not in approximate balance.
December 2017 VA exam showed flexion limited to 65 degrees (noncompensable); Previously rated 10% for painful motion (highest rating for painful motion)
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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.