Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 9,923 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ E. I. Velez in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 5,681 | 22.0% |
| Denied | 3,735 | 14.5% |
| Remanded | 14,083 | 54.5% |
| Dismissed | 2,148 | 8.3% |
| Withdrawn | 158 | 0.6% |
| Vacated | 23 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 7 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 8 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,316 | 20.8% (481/2,316) | 10.6% (246/2,316) | 62.3% (1,444/2,316) | 6.3% (145/2,316) |
| Knee | 2,184 | 20.3% (444/2,184) | 9.4% (206/2,184) | 63.7% (1,392/2,184) | 6.5% (142/2,184) |
| Radiculopathy | 1,434 | 21.3% (306/1,434) | 15.1% (217/1,434) | 55.4% (794/1,434) | 8.2% (117/1,434) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,280 | 17.9% (229/1,280) | 12.3% (158/1,280) | 63.0% (807/1,280) | 6.7% (86/1,280) |
| Hearing loss | 1,273 | 26.6% (338/1,273) | 24.5% (312/1,273) | 42.7% (543/1,273) | 6.3% (80/1,273) |
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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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