Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 11,253 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Gayle Strommen in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 8,336 | 26.9% |
| Denied | 7,691 | 24.8% |
| Remanded | 12,399 | 40.0% |
| Dismissed | 2,507 | 8.1% |
| Withdrawn | 42 | 0.1% |
| Vacated | 40 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 3 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,837 | 25.9% (736/2,837) | 25.8% (732/2,837) | 42.3% (1,199/2,837) | 6.0% (170/2,837) |
| Knee | 2,665 | 26.0% (694/2,665) | 27.0% (719/2,665) | 40.2% (1,071/2,665) | 6.8% (181/2,665) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,700 | 22.1% (376/1,700) | 25.4% (432/1,700) | 44.3% (753/1,700) | 8.2% (139/1,700) |
| Hearing loss | 1,606 | 31.2% (501/1,606) | 33.5% (538/1,606) | 28.1% (452/1,606) | 7.2% (115/1,606) |
| Psychiatric conditions | 1,476 | 35.6% (526/1,476) | 20.2% (298/1,476) | 36.5% (539/1,476) | 7.7% (113/1,476) |
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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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