Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 7,458 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Cynthia M. Bruce in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 4,466 | 21.6% |
| Denied | 6,350 | 30.7% |
| Remanded | 8,233 | 39.8% |
| Dismissed | 1,380 | 6.7% |
| Withdrawn | 242 | 1.2% |
| Vacated | 23 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 7 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 7 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knee | 1,842 | 20.6% (380/1,842) | 31.7% (584/1,842) | 42.7% (787/1,842) | 4.9% (91/1,842) |
| Back and lumbar spine | 1,644 | 20.2% (332/1,644) | 30.5% (502/1,644) | 43.1% (708/1,644) | 6.2% (102/1,644) |
| Radiculopathy | 1,177 | 26.1% (307/1,177) | 31.1% (366/1,177) | 36.3% (427/1,177) | 6.5% (77/1,177) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,075 | 17.9% (192/1,075) | 31.8% (342/1,075) | 43.3% (466/1,075) | 7.0% (75/1,075) |
| Hearing loss | 968 | 24.6% (238/968) | 35.1% (340/968) | 33.5% (324/968) | 6.8% (66/968) |
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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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