Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 2,615 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ G. William Riggs. in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 1,023 | 12.8% |
| Denied | 2,506 | 31.4% |
| Remanded | 3,730 | 46.8% |
| Dismissed | 557 | 7.0% |
| Withdrawn | 143 | 1.8% |
| Vacated | 12 | 0.2% |
| Moot | 3 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 1 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 689 | 9.4% (65/689) | 22.9% (158/689) | 59.9% (413/689) | 7.7% (53/689) |
| Knee | 592 | 7.8% (46/592) | 27.9% (165/592) | 57.1% (338/592) | 7.3% (43/592) |
| Radiculopathy | 506 | 16.0% (81/506) | 37.7% (191/506) | 38.9% (197/506) | 7.3% (37/506) |
| Ankle and foot | 479 | 6.1% (29/479) | 32.4% (155/479) | 53.7% (257/479) | 7.9% (38/479) |
| Psychiatric conditions | 343 | 14.9% (51/343) | 37.0% (127/343) | 40.2% (138/343) | 7.9% (27/343) |
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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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