Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 16,785 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Eric S. Leboff in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 8,549 | 19.5% |
| Denied | 13,519 | 30.8% |
| Remanded | 19,599 | 44.7% |
| Dismissed | 1,913 | 4.4% |
| Withdrawn | 205 | 0.5% |
| Vacated | 64 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 6 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 9 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 4,325 | 20.2% (875/4,325) | 30.5% (1,321/4,325) | 46.3% (2,003/4,325) | 2.9% (126/4,325) |
| Knee | 3,701 | 17.5% (648/3,701) | 32.1% (1,188/3,701) | 46.7% (1,729/3,701) | 3.7% (136/3,701) |
| Ankle and foot | 2,275 | 18.0% (410/2,275) | 31.5% (717/2,275) | 45.7% (1,039/2,275) | 4.8% (109/2,275) |
| Hearing loss | 2,270 | 19.4% (440/2,270) | 41.8% (949/2,270) | 33.6% (762/2,270) | 5.2% (119/2,270) |
| Radiculopathy | 2,012 | 23.3% (469/2,012) | 35.7% (719/2,012) | 36.1% (727/2,012) | 4.8% (97/2,012) |
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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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