Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 232 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ J. Gallagher in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 119 | 16.6% |
| Denied | 313 | 43.5% |
| Remanded | 264 | 36.7% |
| Dismissed | 17 | 2.4% |
| Withdrawn | 5 | 0.7% |
| Vacated | 1 | 0.1% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 65 | 24.6% (16/65) | 29.2% (19/65) | 44.6% (29/65) | 1.5% (1/65) |
| Knee | 61 | 8.2% (5/61) | 50.8% (31/61) | 36.1% (22/61) | 4.9% (3/61) |
| Radiculopathy | 53 | 15.1% (8/53) | 41.5% (22/53) | 41.5% (22/53) | 1.9% (1/53) |
| Ankle and foot | 39 | 23.1% (9/39) | 28.2% (11/39) | 41.0% (16/39) | 7.7% (3/39) |
| Hearing loss | 38 | 10.5% (4/38) | 60.5% (23/38) | 28.9% (11/38) | 0.0% (0/38) |
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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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