Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 149 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Christopher J. O'Donnell in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 72 | 17.6% |
| Denied | 149 | 36.3% |
| Remanded | 173 | 42.2% |
| Dismissed | 13 | 3.2% |
| Withdrawn | 2 | 0.5% |
| Vacated | 1 | 0.2% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radiculopathy | 45 | 17.8% (8/45) | 31.1% (14/45) | 46.7% (21/45) | 4.4% (2/45) |
| Back and lumbar spine | 41 | 9.8% (4/41) | 48.8% (20/41) | 39.0% (16/41) | 2.4% (1/41) |
| Knee | 40 | 20.0% (8/40) | 32.5% (13/40) | 47.5% (19/40) | 0.0% (0/40) |
| Psychiatric conditions | 27 | 22.2% (6/27) | 51.9% (14/27) | 22.2% (6/27) | 3.7% (1/27) |
| Ankle and foot | 21 | 23.8% (5/21) | 47.6% (10/21) | 28.6% (6/21) | 0.0% (0/21) |
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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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