Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 8,056 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ B. Mullins in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 4,250 | 19.7% |
| Denied | 5,948 | 27.5% |
| Remanded | 9,632 | 44.6% |
| Dismissed | 1,451 | 6.7% |
| Withdrawn | 266 | 1.2% |
| Vacated | 54 | 0.2% |
| Moot | 7 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 5 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,091 | 17.4% (363/2,091) | 27.3% (571/2,091) | 49.2% (1,028/2,091) | 6.2% (129/2,091) |
| Knee | 1,867 | 18.5% (346/1,867) | 27.4% (511/1,867) | 47.7% (890/1,867) | 6.4% (120/1,867) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,367 | 17.5% (239/1,367) | 28.1% (384/1,367) | 46.7% (639/1,367) | 7.7% (105/1,367) |
| Radiculopathy | 1,096 | 20.7% (227/1,096) | 32.2% (353/1,096) | 38.6% (423/1,096) | 8.5% (93/1,096) |
| PTSD | 1,035 | 30.1% (312/1,035) | 23.0% (238/1,035) | 37.0% (383/1,035) | 9.9% (102/1,035) |
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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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