Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 7,926 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ A. Ishizawar in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 3,118 | 14.7% |
| Denied | 7,095 | 33.5% |
| Remanded | 8,985 | 42.4% |
| Dismissed | 1,868 | 8.8% |
| Withdrawn | 91 | 0.4% |
| Vacated | 22 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 2 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 2 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 1,885 | 14.1% (266/1,885) | 32.6% (615/1,885) | 46.0% (868/1,885) | 7.2% (136/1,885) |
| Knee | 1,853 | 15.2% (281/1,853) | 32.8% (608/1,853) | 44.4% (823/1,853) | 7.6% (141/1,853) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,216 | 11.3% (138/1,216) | 29.9% (363/1,216) | 50.3% (612/1,216) | 8.5% (103/1,216) |
| Hearing loss | 1,113 | 14.3% (159/1,113) | 40.7% (453/1,113) | 36.1% (402/1,113) | 8.9% (99/1,113) |
| Radiculopathy | 1,090 | 17.2% (188/1,090) | 38.9% (424/1,090) | 35.3% (385/1,090) | 8.5% (93/1,090) |
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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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