Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 9,244 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ D. Martz Ames in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 6,438 | 26.1% |
| Denied | 7,038 | 28.6% |
| Remanded | 9,560 | 38.8% |
| Dismissed | 1,443 | 5.9% |
| Withdrawn | 116 | 0.5% |
| Vacated | 20 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 11 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 6 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knee | 2,201 | 25.9% (571/2,201) | 28.6% (629/2,201) | 40.5% (892/2,201) | 5.0% (109/2,201) |
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,161 | 22.7% (491/2,161) | 28.0% (605/2,161) | 45.6% (986/2,161) | 3.7% (79/2,161) |
| Radiculopathy | 1,429 | 31.8% (454/1,429) | 30.8% (440/1,429) | 32.3% (462/1,429) | 5.1% (73/1,429) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,404 | 23.6% (331/1,404) | 26.6% (374/1,404) | 44.6% (626/1,404) | 5.2% (73/1,404) |
| Hearing loss | 1,326 | 25.0% (331/1,326) | 38.1% (505/1,326) | 31.4% (416/1,326) | 5.6% (74/1,326) |
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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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