Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 10,988 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ John E. Ormond, Jr. in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 4,135 | 19.8% |
| Denied | 9,197 | 44.1% |
| Remanded | 6,932 | 33.3% |
| Dismissed | 517 | 2.5% |
| Withdrawn | 39 | 0.2% |
| Vacated | 28 | 0.1% |
Every count here opens the decisions behind it in the Board decision finder: same issues, same counting, with links to each decision on va.gov and a CSV.
| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,060 | 24.3% (501/2,060) | 43.0% (886/2,060) | 30.9% (636/2,060) | 1.8% (37/2,060) |
| Knee | 1,515 | 21.7% (328/1,515) | 50.5% (765/1,515) | 26.4% (400/1,515) | 1.5% (22/1,515) |
| Hearing loss | 1,115 | 16.3% (182/1,115) | 55.3% (617/1,115) | 25.7% (286/1,115) | 2.7% (30/1,115) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,009 | 20.6% (208/1,009) | 46.5% (469/1,009) | 31.0% (313/1,009) | 1.9% (19/1,009) |
| Psychiatric conditions | 938 | 27.2% (255/938) | 40.3% (378/938) | 31.0% (291/938) | 1.5% (14/938) |
Search every decision by VLJ John E. Ormond, Jr. by condition, outcome, years or evidence.
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.
Upload your decision letter — VetAid decodes each finding, flags examiner errors, and maps your HLR / Supplemental / CAVC deadlines. Free, built by a veteran.
Decode your decision letter →VetAid is a free veterans claims tool, not a VA-accredited representative — it does not file anything with VA for you, and it works alongside your accredited VSO, claims agent or attorney. About VetAid