Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 12,596 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ F. Judge Flowers in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 3,099 | 13.3% |
| Denied | 9,554 | 41.0% |
| Remanded | 10,090 | 43.3% |
| Dismissed | 509 | 2.2% |
| Withdrawn | 1 | 0.0% |
| Vacated | 23 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 1 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,367 | 14.2% (337/2,367) | 40.6% (962/2,367) | 43.4% (1,027/2,367) | 1.7% (41/2,367) |
| Knee | 1,652 | 15.2% (251/1,652) | 43.8% (724/1,652) | 39.6% (655/1,652) | 1.3% (22/1,652) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,173 | 14.1% (165/1,173) | 42.2% (495/1,173) | 42.5% (498/1,173) | 1.3% (15/1,173) |
| Psychiatric conditions | 1,127 | 17.2% (194/1,127) | 41.2% (464/1,127) | 39.9% (450/1,127) | 1.7% (19/1,127) |
| Hearing loss | 1,070 | 14.6% (156/1,070) | 51.6% (552/1,070) | 31.2% (334/1,070) | 2.6% (28/1,070) |
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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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