Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 11,418 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Jonathan Hager in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 14,873 | 46.6% |
| Denied | 6,376 | 20.0% |
| Remanded | 8,280 | 26.0% |
| Dismissed | 2,329 | 7.3% |
| Withdrawn | 2 | 0.0% |
| Vacated | 18 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 5 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 20 | 0.1% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 3,063 | 56.1% (1,719/3,063) | 15.2% (467/3,063) | 23.9% (732/3,063) | 4.7% (145/3,063) |
| Knee | 2,800 | 49.5% (1,385/2,800) | 20.0% (559/2,800) | 25.0% (699/2,800) | 5.6% (157/2,800) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,709 | 50.8% (868/1,709) | 19.5% (334/1,709) | 23.5% (402/1,709) | 6.1% (105/1,709) |
| Hearing loss | 1,698 | 41.6% (707/1,698) | 34.3% (583/1,698) | 17.7% (301/1,698) | 6.3% (107/1,698) |
| Psychiatric conditions | 1,654 | 59.4% (983/1,654) | 13.6% (225/1,654) | 22.4% (370/1,654) | 4.6% (76/1,654) |
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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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