Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 8,279 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ B. T. Knope in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 4,710 | 21.5% |
| Denied | 10,658 | 48.7% |
| Remanded | 4,979 | 22.8% |
| Dismissed | 1,397 | 6.4% |
| Withdrawn | 92 | 0.4% |
| Vacated | 22 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 4 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 4 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 1,912 | 21.7% (414/1,912) | 49.3% (943/1,912) | 24.0% (458/1,912) | 5.1% (97/1,912) |
| Knee | 1,828 | 20.1% (367/1,828) | 50.8% (929/1,828) | 23.2% (424/1,828) | 5.9% (108/1,828) |
| Psychiatric conditions | 1,268 | 26.7% (339/1,268) | 45.3% (575/1,268) | 21.4% (271/1,268) | 6.5% (83/1,268) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,245 | 18.9% (235/1,245) | 52.4% (653/1,245) | 22.3% (278/1,245) | 6.3% (79/1,245) |
| Radiculopathy | 1,199 | 27.0% (324/1,199) | 48.3% (579/1,199) | 17.4% (209/1,199) | 7.3% (87/1,199) |
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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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