Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 9,011 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ H. Seesel in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 4,231 | 17.8% |
| Denied | 6,732 | 28.3% |
| Remanded | 11,109 | 46.7% |
| Dismissed | 1,407 | 5.9% |
| Withdrawn | 278 | 1.2% |
| Vacated | 16 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 7 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 5 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,172 | 15.6% (338/2,172) | 28.2% (613/2,172) | 51.0% (1,107/2,172) | 5.2% (114/2,172) |
| Knee | 1,864 | 18.1% (337/1,864) | 31.0% (578/1,864) | 45.6% (850/1,864) | 5.3% (99/1,864) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,282 | 15.1% (194/1,282) | 29.6% (380/1,282) | 48.3% (619/1,282) | 6.9% (89/1,282) |
| Radiculopathy | 1,247 | 20.9% (261/1,247) | 33.1% (413/1,247) | 38.9% (485/1,247) | 7.1% (88/1,247) |
| Hearing loss | 1,190 | 23.5% (280/1,190) | 36.1% (429/1,190) | 34.0% (405/1,190) | 6.4% (76/1,190) |
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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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