Veterans Law Judge
Judge Yvette R. White: BVA decisions and outcomes
From 2017 to 2026, Veterans Law Judge Yvette R. White signed 7,546 Board decisions covering 13,805 condition issues. The judge granted 16.3% of those issues, denied 24.5% and remanded 55.7%. For the same mix of conditions, the rest of the Board granted 19.5% and remanded 47.6%, so this judge's grant rate is below the Board's and the remand rate is above it.
Decisions
7,546
2017–2026
Issues decided
13,805
One issue per condition per decision
Issues granted
16.3%
Board, same conditions: 19.5%
Issues remanded
55.7%
Board, same conditions: 47.6%
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 | 1,142 | 15.1% | 17.3% | 59.9% | 51.0% |
| Hearing loss | 804 | 14.3% | 19.5% | 42.5% | 34.5% |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 630 | 27.3% | 28.9% | 43.3% | 38.1% |
| Tinnitus | 535 | 14.8% | 39.8% | 42.8% | 22.6% |
| Degenerative arthritis of the spine (spondylosis) | 449 | 17.1% | 20.7% | 58.1% | 46.0% |
| Hypertension | 448 | 16.3% | 17.2% | 52.9% | 48.7% |
| Sleep apnea syndromes (obstructive central mixed) | 437 | 24.5% | 26.2% | 54.2% | 50.3% |
| Intervertebral disc syndrome | 385 | 14.5% | 18.7% | 63.1% | 47.9% |
| Shoulder impairment | 314 | 5.1% | 14.4% | 61.1% | 53.0% |
| Hip impairment | 287 | 10.8% | 14.4% | 57.8% | 53.8% |
| Ankle impairment | 256 | 18.4% | 16.8% | 57.0% | 50.4% |
| Migraine | 239 | 31.0% | 30.1% | 46.0% | 42.2% |
| Diabetes mellitus | 234 | 15.4% | 20.0% | 50.4% | 40.0% |
| Peripheral nerve disorders | 229 | 19.2% | 20.6% | 52.4% | 51.7% |
| Major depressive disorder | 192 | 32.8% | 34.6% | 36.5% | 34.2% |
Judge Yvette R. White's decisions by year
| Year | Decisions | Granted | Denied | Remanded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 531 | 16.2% | 29.8% | 72.5% |
| 2018 | 871 | 23.4% | 36.3% | 62.6% |
| 2019 | 906 | 27.5% | 37.5% | 59.6% |
| 2020 | 772 | 25.4% | 34.6% | 61.3% |
| 2021 | 831 | 27.3% | 29.0% | 63.1% |
| 2022 | 763 | 28.4% | 26.5% | 53.9% |
| 2023 | 674 | 28.2% | 28.0% | 52.2% |
| 2024 | 844 | 26.7% | 28.7% | 43.0% |
| 2025 | 962 | 28.5% | 28.3% | 44.5% |
| 2026 | 392 | 26.8% | 27.8% | 46.7% |
Why the Board granted or denied issues in Judge Yvette R. White's decisions
Most common reasons in grants
- Current diagnosis established429
- Service connection established112
- Caused by the service-connected disability44
- In-service noise exposure conceded28
- New and material evidence submitted17
- Continuity of symptomatology since service10
- Already at the maximum schedular rating8
- Criteria for service connection met7
Most common reasons in denials
- Preponderance of the evidence against the claim210
- No current diagnosis190
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service145
- No in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis136
- Current diagnosis established120
- Service records negative or silent114
- No continuity of symptomatology39
- Already at the maximum schedular rating35
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 Yvette R. White decisions
Granted
Private medical opinion provided favorable nexus; Equipoise resolved in Veteran's favor; Secondary to service-connected lumbar spine disability
Board found direct causation for testicular cancer.; Prior claims became final after failure to appeal Board's 2017 decision.; Supplemental claim filed July 18, 2022, more than one year after prior final decision.
New service department records (deck logs) associated with file after initial denials.; Reconsideration warranted under 38 C.F.R. § 3.156(c).; Effective date established as later of initial claim date (12/27/2007) or date entitlement arose (prior to claim).
Denied
No in-service complaint, injury, or diagnosis; Contemporaneous service records indicated normal upper extremities; Private medical opinion lacked sufficient rationale
No current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss; Evidence persuasively weighs against finding of current bilateral hearing loss
No evidence of in-service injury or occurrence; Service treatment records silent regarding shoulder complaints; Veteran's lay statements found not credible due to inconsistencies
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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.