Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 9,550 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ John Z. Jones in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 6,150 | 23.8% |
| Denied | 8,343 | 32.3% |
| Remanded | 9,778 | 37.9% |
| Dismissed | 1,339 | 5.2% |
| Withdrawn | 166 | 0.6% |
| Vacated | 35 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 3 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 1 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knee | 2,258 | 21.6% (488/2,258) | 33.6% (759/2,258) | 39.2% (886/2,258) | 5.5% (125/2,258) |
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,186 | 22.1% (484/2,186) | 31.5% (689/2,186) | 41.0% (897/2,186) | 5.3% (116/2,186) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,512 | 21.0% (318/1,512) | 31.8% (481/1,512) | 41.6% (629/1,512) | 5.6% (84/1,512) |
| Radiculopathy | 1,374 | 29.4% (404/1,374) | 34.9% (479/1,374) | 32.0% (440/1,374) | 3.7% (51/1,374) |
| Hearing loss | 1,282 | 26.8% (343/1,282) | 37.1% (475/1,282) | 30.3% (389/1,282) | 5.9% (75/1,282) |
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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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