Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 12,573 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ James L. March in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 4,478 | 16.5% |
| Denied | 10,501 | 38.8% |
| Remanded | 10,966 | 40.5% |
| Dismissed | 1,098 | 4.1% |
| Withdrawn | 5 | 0.0% |
| Vacated | 29 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 1 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 2 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,673 | 17.8% (477/2,673) | 37.9% (1,013/2,673) | 42.1% (1,124/2,673) | 2.2% (59/2,673) |
| Knee | 2,054 | 17.0% (350/2,054) | 40.1% (824/2,054) | 40.0% (822/2,054) | 2.8% (58/2,054) |
| Hearing loss | 1,429 | 18.3% (261/1,429) | 46.5% (664/1,429) | 31.9% (456/1,429) | 3.4% (48/1,429) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,359 | 17.2% (234/1,359) | 41.9% (569/1,359) | 37.5% (510/1,359) | 3.4% (46/1,359) |
| Psychiatric conditions | 1,167 | 23.7% (276/1,167) | 32.6% (381/1,167) | 41.6% (485/1,167) | 2.1% (25/1,167) |
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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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