Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 10,752 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ A. Jaeger in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 4,065 | 16.6% |
| Denied | 7,469 | 30.6% |
| Remanded | 11,482 | 47.0% |
| Dismissed | 1,396 | 5.7% |
| Vacated | 18 | 0.1% |
| Referred | 3 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,237 | 15.5% (346/2,237) | 26.5% (592/2,237) | 56.0% (1,253/2,237) | 2.1% (46/2,237) |
| Knee | 2,065 | 15.5% (320/2,065) | 30.5% (630/2,065) | 51.4% (1,061/2,065) | 2.6% (54/2,065) |
| Hearing loss | 1,422 | 16.2% (230/1,422) | 40.2% (571/1,422) | 39.5% (561/1,422) | 4.2% (60/1,422) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,302 | 13.8% (180/1,302) | 33.9% (442/1,302) | 48.5% (632/1,302) | 3.7% (48/1,302) |
| Radiculopathy | 1,100 | 19.9% (219/1,100) | 36.2% (398/1,100) | 41.1% (452/1,100) | 2.8% (31/1,100) |
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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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