Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 13,584 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ A. C. Mackenzie in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 6,710 | 18.3% |
| Denied | 11,049 | 30.2% |
| Remanded | 16,656 | 45.5% |
| Dismissed | 1,613 | 4.4% |
| Withdrawn | 517 | 1.4% |
| Vacated | 30 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 3 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 6 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 3,557 | 17.1% (609/3,557) | 32.5% (1,156/3,557) | 46.3% (1,648/3,557) | 4.0% (144/3,557) |
| Knee | 3,259 | 16.8% (546/3,259) | 31.3% (1,020/3,259) | 47.3% (1,543/3,259) | 4.6% (150/3,259) |
| Ankle and foot | 2,083 | 18.4% (384/2,083) | 28.2% (588/2,083) | 47.6% (991/2,083) | 5.8% (120/2,083) |
| Radiculopathy | 2,026 | 20.5% (416/2,026) | 35.0% (709/2,026) | 38.8% (786/2,026) | 5.7% (115/2,026) |
| Hearing loss | 1,622 | 17.1% (277/1,622) | 40.6% (659/1,622) | 36.0% (584/1,622) | 6.3% (102/1,622) |
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Docket mix drives outcome rates: judges deciding more increased-rating appeals (where partial grants are common) will look different from judges deciding more service-connection appeals. Compare a judge against the Board-wide issue-level baseline before reading anything into a single rate.
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