Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 8,970 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ A. P. Simpson in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 1,549 | 6.9% |
| Denied | 12,050 | 53.5% |
| Remanded | 6,379 | 28.3% |
| Dismissed | 1,441 | 6.4% |
| Withdrawn | 1,048 | 4.7% |
| Vacated | 41 | 0.2% |
| Moot | 1 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 4 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,328 | 6.2% (144/2,328) | 56.5% (1,316/2,328) | 28.9% (673/2,328) | 8.4% (195/2,328) |
| Knee | 1,854 | 6.9% (127/1,854) | 55.1% (1,022/1,854) | 27.7% (514/1,854) | 10.3% (191/1,854) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,217 | 8.5% (104/1,217) | 55.0% (669/1,217) | 23.7% (289/1,217) | 12.7% (155/1,217) |
| PTSD | 1,200 | 6.6% (79/1,200) | 50.9% (611/1,200) | 30.0% (360/1,200) | 12.5% (150/1,200) |
| Hearing loss | 1,125 | 8.0% (90/1,125) | 60.4% (679/1,125) | 22.3% (251/1,125) | 9.3% (105/1,125) |
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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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