Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 31 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ C. Trueba-Sessing in the corpus slice below.
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychiatric conditions | 5 | 60.0% (3/5) | 0.0% (0/5) | 40.0% (2/5) | 0.0% (0/5) |
| Hearing loss | 5 | 20.0% (1/5) | 20.0% (1/5) | 60.0% (3/5) | 0.0% (0/5) |
| Respiratory | 4 | 0.0% (0/4) | 50.0% (2/4) | 50.0% (2/4) | 0.0% (0/4) |
| Knee | 4 | 0.0% (0/4) | 25.0% (1/4) | 75.0% (3/4) | 0.0% (0/4) |
| Gastrointestinal | 4 | 0.0% (0/4) | 25.0% (1/4) | 75.0% (3/4) | 0.0% (0/4) |
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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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