Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 390 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ A. Yaffe in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 208 | 19.3% |
| Denied | 308 | 28.6% |
| Remanded | 491 | 45.6% |
| Dismissed | 64 | 5.9% |
| Withdrawn | 4 | 0.4% |
| Vacated | 1 | 0.1% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 108 | 24.1% (26/108) | 27.8% (30/108) | 46.3% (50/108) | 1.9% (2/108) |
| Knee | 99 | 12.1% (12/99) | 42.4% (42/99) | 40.4% (40/99) | 5.1% (5/99) |
| Radiculopathy | 62 | 11.3% (7/62) | 32.3% (20/62) | 43.5% (27/62) | 12.9% (8/62) |
| Ankle and foot | 62 | 16.1% (10/62) | 11.3% (7/62) | 64.5% (40/62) | 8.1% (5/62) |
| PTSD | 52 | 26.9% (14/52) | 28.8% (15/52) | 40.4% (21/52) | 3.8% (2/52) |
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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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