Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 14,991 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ David L. Wight in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 6,948 | 18.4% |
| Denied | 10,349 | 27.4% |
| Remanded | 17,930 | 47.5% |
| Dismissed | 2,299 | 6.1% |
| Withdrawn | 181 | 0.5% |
| Vacated | 49 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 9 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 2 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 3,636 | 19.2% (697/3,636) | 26.0% (945/3,636) | 49.8% (1,812/3,636) | 5.0% (182/3,636) |
| Knee | 3,434 | 17.8% (611/3,434) | 28.2% (968/3,434) | 49.4% (1,698/3,434) | 4.6% (157/3,434) |
| Hearing loss | 2,187 | 19.7% (430/2,187) | 38.9% (850/2,187) | 35.9% (786/2,187) | 5.5% (121/2,187) |
| Ankle and foot | 2,092 | 16.3% (341/2,092) | 28.7% (600/2,092) | 49.0% (1,025/2,092) | 6.0% (126/2,092) |
| Psychiatric conditions | 1,650 | 27.1% (447/1,650) | 23.0% (380/1,650) | 43.9% (724/1,650) | 6.0% (99/1,650) |
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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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