Veterans Law Judge
Judge Vito A. Clementi: BVA decisions and outcomes
From 2017 to 2025, Veterans Law Judge Vito A. Clementi signed 6,978 Board decisions covering 13,132 condition issues. The judge granted 19.8% of those issues, denied 38.6% and remanded 39.1%. For the same mix of conditions, the rest of the Board granted 19.9% and remanded 47.1%, so this judge's grant rate is close to the Board's and the remand rate is below it.
Decisions
6,978
2017–2025
Issues decided
13,132
One issue per condition per decision
Issues granted
19.8%
Board, same conditions: 19.9%
Issues remanded
39.1%
Board, same conditions: 47.1%
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 | 1,101 | 20.7% | 17.2% | 35.6% | 51.2% |
| Hearing loss | 758 | 11.5% | 19.5% | 30.6% | 34.6% |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 616 | 36.9% | 28.8% | 29.2% | 38.2% |
| Tinnitus | 487 | 41.3% | 39.6% | 19.9% | 22.8% |
| Degenerative arthritis of the spine (spondylosis) | 474 | 17.5% | 20.7% | 34.6% | 46.1% |
| Hypertension | 392 | 17.3% | 17.2% | 36.2% | 48.8% |
| Sleep apnea syndromes (obstructive central mixed) | 386 | 22.0% | 26.3% | 42.0% | 50.4% |
| Intervertebral disc syndrome | 378 | 21.7% | 18.6% | 33.9% | 48.2% |
| Shoulder impairment | 284 | 11.3% | 14.3% | 44.0% | 53.1% |
| Migraine | 252 | 34.9% | 30.1% | 28.2% | 42.3% |
| Hip impairment | 235 | 13.6% | 14.3% | 43.4% | 53.9% |
| Ankle impairment | 230 | 12.2% | 16.9% | 40.4% | 50.5% |
| Diabetes mellitus | 220 | 22.3% | 19.9% | 29.1% | 40.1% |
| Peripheral nerve disorders | 212 | 16.5% | 20.6% | 40.1% | 51.8% |
| Major depressive disorder | 169 | 34.9% | 34.6% | 29.0% | 34.2% |
Judge Vito A. Clementi's decisions by year
| Year | Decisions | Granted | Denied | Remanded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 777 | 24.3% | 45.2% | 47.4% |
| 2018 | 895 | 29.1% | 50.3% | 46.0% |
| 2019 | 997 | 32.6% | 48.2% | 46.0% |
| 2020 | 924 | 31.2% | 50.3% | 37.7% |
| 2021 | 903 | 33.8% | 45.1% | 43.0% |
| 2022 | 719 | 31.8% | 42.0% | 45.6% |
| 2023 | 746 | 33.1% | 44.9% | 41.2% |
| 2024 | 983 | 32.3% | 39.8% | 40.0% |
| 2025 | 34 | 32.4% | 55.9% | 35.3% |
Why the Board granted or denied issues in Judge Vito A. Clementi's decisions
Most common reasons in grants
- Current diagnosis established59
- Service connection established56
- Benefit-of-the-doubt doctrine applied37
- Caused by the service-connected disability37
- Already at the maximum schedular rating20
- Continuity of symptomatology since service20
- Resolution of doubt in veteran's favor20
- Severance of service connection was improper18
Most common reasons in denials
- Preponderance of the evidence against the claim431
- No in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis221
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service141
- Service records negative or silent136
- No current diagnosis102
- Current diagnosis established54
- No continuity of symptomatology43
- Continuity of symptomatology since service33
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 Vito A. Clementi decisions
Granted
July 2023 VA exam: extension limited to 15 degrees, rated 30 percent.; July 2023 VA exam: extension limited to 20 degrees, rated 30 percent.
Timeliness of NOD granted; Effective date criteria met
Functional equivalent of ankylosis; Benefit of the doubt applied; Pain significantly limited functional ability
Denied
March 2016 VA exam: flexion to 125 degrees, no functional loss from ROM.; December 2018 VA exam: flexion to 105 degrees, no functional loss from ROM.; July 2020 VA exam: flexion to 140 degrees, no functional loss from ROM.; July 2023 VA exam: flexion limited to 100 degrees, estimated flexion to 95 degrees, noted pain on flexion causing functional loss.
March 2024 VA opinion found condition less likely than not due to service-connected knee disability; Lack of medical literature supporting causal relationship between knee and lumbar spine conditions; Veteran's testimony regarding cause deemed not competent for medical opinion
Service treatment records do not show OSA or sleep disordered breathing.; Post-service records indicate OSA improved with weight loss.; March 2024 VA opinion found obesity primary factor, no structural causes for OSA from rhinitis.; March 2024 VA opinion opined rhinitis did not cause or aggravate OSA, citing conflicting literature and lack of corroborating findings.; Direct service connection denied due to lack of in-service manifestation or cause.
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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.