Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 9,302 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ D. Johnson in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 3,998 | 17.2% |
| Denied | 9,051 | 38.9% |
| Remanded | 8,545 | 36.7% |
| Dismissed | 1,587 | 6.8% |
| Withdrawn | 53 | 0.2% |
| Vacated | 41 | 0.2% |
| Moot | 2 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 6 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,136 | 16.3% (349/2,136) | 36.3% (776/2,136) | 41.9% (894/2,136) | 5.5% (117/2,136) |
| Knee | 1,866 | 18.5% (345/1,866) | 38.5% (719/1,866) | 38.6% (720/1,866) | 4.4% (82/1,866) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,320 | 16.1% (213/1,320) | 40.1% (529/1,320) | 37.1% (490/1,320) | 6.7% (88/1,320) |
| Hearing loss | 1,296 | 11.1% (144/1,296) | 51.5% (668/1,296) | 31.3% (406/1,296) | 6.0% (78/1,296) |
| Radiculopathy | 1,143 | 22.1% (253/1,143) | 43.7% (500/1,143) | 28.2% (322/1,143) | 5.9% (68/1,143) |
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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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