Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 3,334 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Charles E. Hogeboom in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 805 | 15.1% |
| Denied | 2,771 | 52.0% |
| Remanded | 1,520 | 28.5% |
| Dismissed | 233 | 4.4% |
| Withdrawn | 1 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 535 | 17.4% (93/535) | 54.6% (292/535) | 24.1% (129/535) | 3.9% (21/535) |
| Knee | 411 | 20.0% (82/411) | 50.1% (206/411) | 28.2% (116/411) | 1.7% (7/411) |
| Psychiatric conditions | 298 | 18.8% (56/298) | 46.3% (138/298) | 31.9% (95/298) | 3.0% (9/298) |
| Ankle and foot | 259 | 13.9% (36/259) | 56.8% (147/259) | 27.4% (71/259) | 1.9% (5/259) |
| Hearing loss | 236 | 14.8% (35/236) | 59.7% (141/236) | 19.5% (46/236) | 5.9% (14/236) |
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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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