Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 19,729 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ George R. Senyk in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 4,570 | 12.2% |
| Denied | 12,153 | 32.4% |
| Remanded | 19,063 | 50.8% |
| Dismissed | 1,664 | 4.4% |
| Withdrawn | 1 | 0.0% |
| Vacated | 34 | 0.1% |
| Referred | 4 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 3,728 | 13.0% (486/3,728) | 31.5% (1,174/3,728) | 51.2% (1,907/3,728) | 4.3% (161/3,728) |
| Knee | 2,750 | 15.0% (413/2,750) | 31.2% (857/2,750) | 50.1% (1,379/2,750) | 3.7% (101/2,750) |
| Hearing loss | 2,400 | 11.4% (273/2,400) | 44.2% (1,060/2,400) | 38.9% (933/2,400) | 5.6% (134/2,400) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,881 | 13.9% (262/1,881) | 33.8% (635/1,881) | 48.2% (906/1,881) | 4.1% (78/1,881) |
| Psychiatric conditions | 1,735 | 18.3% (318/1,735) | 31.2% (541/1,735) | 44.3% (768/1,735) | 6.2% (108/1,735) |
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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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