Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 4,682 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Bruce Kannee in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 1,293 | 15.6% |
| Denied | 3,920 | 47.4% |
| Remanded | 2,779 | 33.6% |
| Dismissed | 278 | 3.4% |
| Vacated | 1 | 0.0% |
| Moot | 4 | 0.0% |
Every count here opens the decisions behind it in the Board decision finder: same issues, same counting, with links to each decision on va.gov and a CSV.
| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 819 | 16.2% (133/819) | 47.6% (390/819) | 32.4% (265/819) | 3.8% (31/819) |
| Knee | 558 | 22.8% (127/558) | 46.8% (261/558) | 27.6% (154/558) | 2.9% (16/558) |
| Hearing loss | 449 | 23.4% (105/449) | 52.8% (237/449) | 18.9% (85/449) | 4.9% (22/449) |
| Psychiatric conditions | 437 | 14.6% (64/437) | 48.7% (213/437) | 33.0% (144/437) | 3.7% (16/437) |
| Ankle and foot | 360 | 18.3% (66/360) | 50.6% (182/360) | 29.2% (105/360) | 1.9% (7/360) |
Search every decision by VLJ Bruce Kannee by condition, outcome, years or evidence.
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.
Upload your decision letter — VetAid decodes each finding, flags examiner errors, and maps your HLR / Supplemental / CAVC deadlines. Free, built by a veteran.
Decode your decision letter →VetAid is a free veterans claims tool, not a VA-accredited representative — it does not file anything with VA for you, and it works alongside your accredited VSO, claims agent or attorney. About VetAid