Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 10,661 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ H. M. Walker in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 5,035 | 19.2% |
| Denied | 8,251 | 31.5% |
| Remanded | 10,333 | 39.4% |
| Dismissed | 1,960 | 7.5% |
| Withdrawn | 595 | 2.3% |
| Vacated | 39 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 6 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,406 | 19.5% (470/2,406) | 30.1% (725/2,406) | 44.6% (1,074/2,406) | 5.7% (137/2,406) |
| Knee | 2,194 | 15.3% (335/2,194) | 32.5% (712/2,194) | 46.0% (1,009/2,194) | 6.3% (138/2,194) |
| Hearing loss | 1,338 | 30.9% (414/1,338) | 34.7% (464/1,338) | 25.7% (344/1,338) | 8.7% (116/1,338) |
| Radiculopathy | 1,309 | 22.5% (294/1,309) | 33.9% (444/1,309) | 33.0% (432/1,309) | 10.6% (139/1,309) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,276 | 14.7% (187/1,276) | 33.6% (429/1,276) | 42.7% (545/1,276) | 9.0% (115/1,276) |
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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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