Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 16,630 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Jacqueline E. Monroe in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 3,717 | 12.6% |
| Denied | 11,875 | 40.4% |
| Remanded | 12,385 | 42.1% |
| Dismissed | 1,407 | 4.8% |
| Vacated | 18 | 0.1% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,987 | 12.8% (382/2,987) | 39.8% (1,190/2,987) | 44.0% (1,314/2,987) | 3.4% (101/2,987) |
| Knee | 2,203 | 13.6% (299/2,203) | 42.5% (936/2,203) | 41.0% (904/2,203) | 2.9% (64/2,203) |
| Hearing loss | 1,714 | 17.6% (302/1,714) | 46.9% (804/1,714) | 31.9% (546/1,714) | 3.6% (62/1,714) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,609 | 12.4% (199/1,609) | 42.8% (689/1,609) | 42.3% (680/1,609) | 2.5% (41/1,609) |
| Psychiatric conditions | 1,405 | 17.7% (248/1,405) | 38.8% (545/1,405) | 41.1% (578/1,405) | 2.4% (34/1,405) |
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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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