Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 10,806 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Bethany L. Buck in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 5,729 | 20.1% |
| Denied | 9,304 | 32.6% |
| Remanded | 11,335 | 39.7% |
| Dismissed | 1,965 | 6.9% |
| Withdrawn | 156 | 0.5% |
| Vacated | 29 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 5 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 9 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,631 | 19.3% (508/2,631) | 32.0% (842/2,631) | 42.9% (1,129/2,631) | 5.8% (152/2,631) |
| Knee | 2,430 | 18.2% (443/2,430) | 33.5% (815/2,430) | 42.9% (1,043/2,430) | 5.3% (129/2,430) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,541 | 16.2% (249/1,541) | 34.1% (526/1,541) | 41.9% (645/1,541) | 7.9% (121/1,541) |
| Radiculopathy | 1,459 | 22.7% (331/1,459) | 40.0% (584/1,459) | 30.2% (441/1,459) | 7.1% (103/1,459) |
| Hearing loss | 1,445 | 16.5% (238/1,445) | 41.1% (594/1,445) | 36.1% (522/1,445) | 6.3% (91/1,445) |
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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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