Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 7,423 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ A. S. Caracciolo in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 4,794 | 25.2% |
| Denied | 3,911 | 20.6% |
| Remanded | 8,483 | 44.6% |
| Dismissed | 1,425 | 7.5% |
| Withdrawn | 380 | 2.0% |
| Vacated | 15 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 10 | 0.1% |
| Referred | 1 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 1,741 | 22.6% (393/1,741) | 17.4% (303/1,741) | 50.9% (886/1,741) | 9.1% (159/1,741) |
| Knee | 1,637 | 23.7% (388/1,637) | 17.3% (283/1,637) | 51.9% (849/1,637) | 7.1% (117/1,637) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,090 | 21.1% (230/1,090) | 18.6% (203/1,090) | 51.2% (558/1,090) | 9.1% (99/1,090) |
| Hearing loss | 978 | 21.6% (211/978) | 30.5% (298/978) | 39.8% (389/978) | 8.2% (80/978) |
| PTSD | 920 | 34.0% (313/920) | 17.9% (165/920) | 37.3% (343/920) | 10.8% (99/920) |
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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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