Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 8,740 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Jennifer Hwa in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 4,686 | 20.4% |
| Denied | 6,916 | 30.2% |
| Remanded | 9,601 | 41.9% |
| Dismissed | 1,372 | 6.0% |
| Withdrawn | 316 | 1.4% |
| Vacated | 20 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 3 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 7 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,046 | 18.1% (370/2,046) | 28.7% (588/2,046) | 47.3% (967/2,046) | 5.9% (121/2,046) |
| Knee | 1,956 | 18.1% (355/1,956) | 31.4% (614/1,956) | 44.9% (879/1,956) | 5.5% (108/1,956) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,297 | 16.8% (218/1,297) | 32.3% (419/1,297) | 43.3% (561/1,297) | 7.6% (99/1,297) |
| Radiculopathy | 1,225 | 24.9% (305/1,225) | 32.3% (396/1,225) | 36.8% (451/1,225) | 6.0% (73/1,225) |
| Hearing loss | 1,139 | 16.3% (186/1,139) | 39.9% (455/1,139) | 38.8% (442/1,139) | 4.9% (56/1,139) |
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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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