Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 16,317 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Deborah w. Singleton in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 6,091 | 18.6% |
| Denied | 12,722 | 38.9% |
| Remanded | 12,677 | 38.7% |
| Dismissed | 1,212 | 3.7% |
| Withdrawn | 8 | 0.0% |
| Vacated | 19 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 2 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 6 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 3,221 | 19.8% (639/3,221) | 38.3% (1,235/3,221) | 39.8% (1,281/3,221) | 2.0% (66/3,221) |
| Knee | 2,686 | 18.8% (506/2,686) | 40.9% (1,099/2,686) | 38.2% (1,026/2,686) | 2.0% (55/2,686) |
| Hearing loss | 1,892 | 17.2% (325/1,892) | 51.4% (972/1,892) | 28.1% (532/1,892) | 3.3% (63/1,892) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,701 | 20.5% (348/1,701) | 40.4% (687/1,701) | 36.0% (613/1,701) | 3.1% (53/1,701) |
| Psychiatric conditions | 1,461 | 29.0% (423/1,461) | 34.8% (508/1,461) | 33.8% (494/1,461) | 2.5% (36/1,461) |
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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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