Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 19,242 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ John J. Crowley. in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 8,879 | 19.7% |
| Denied | 21,056 | 46.6% |
| Remanded | 12,229 | 27.1% |
| Dismissed | 2,437 | 5.4% |
| Withdrawn | 427 | 0.9% |
| Vacated | 85 | 0.2% |
| Moot | 1 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 46 | 0.1% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 3,914 | 18.7% (732/3,914) | 46.8% (1,831/3,914) | 29.2% (1,141/3,914) | 5.4% (210/3,914) |
| Knee | 3,571 | 19.6% (701/3,571) | 48.1% (1,719/3,571) | 27.1% (966/3,571) | 5.2% (185/3,571) |
| Ankle and foot | 2,411 | 18.1% (436/2,411) | 50.4% (1,216/2,411) | 25.1% (604/2,411) | 6.4% (155/2,411) |
| Hearing loss | 2,156 | 31.5% (680/2,156) | 46.9% (1,011/2,156) | 16.1% (348/2,156) | 5.4% (117/2,156) |
| Psychiatric conditions | 2,008 | 26.5% (532/2,008) | 43.5% (874/2,008) | 23.1% (463/2,008) | 6.9% (139/2,008) |
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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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