Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 16,644 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Harvey P. Roberts in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 5,911 | 14.6% |
| Denied | 12,703 | 31.4% |
| Remanded | 19,503 | 48.2% |
| Dismissed | 1,780 | 4.4% |
| Withdrawn | 501 | 1.2% |
| Vacated | 40 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 6 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 1 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 3,883 | 13.3% (516/3,883) | 32.2% (1,252/3,883) | 50.7% (1,970/3,883) | 3.7% (145/3,883) |
| Knee | 3,366 | 14.9% (500/3,366) | 31.6% (1,064/3,366) | 49.3% (1,658/3,366) | 4.3% (144/3,366) |
| Ankle and foot | 2,173 | 13.8% (300/2,173) | 30.7% (668/2,173) | 50.0% (1,087/2,173) | 5.4% (118/2,173) |
| Hearing loss | 2,152 | 15.0% (322/2,152) | 38.9% (837/2,152) | 40.0% (861/2,152) | 6.1% (132/2,152) |
| Psychiatric conditions | 1,885 | 22.5% (425/1,885) | 29.5% (556/1,885) | 43.1% (812/1,885) | 4.9% (92/1,885) |
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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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