Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 13,360 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ K. A. Banfield in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 3,424 | 12.2% |
| Denied | 9,926 | 35.3% |
| Remanded | 13,188 | 46.9% |
| Dismissed | 1,522 | 5.4% |
| Withdrawn | 20 | 0.1% |
| Vacated | 8 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 5 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,733 | 12.1% (332/2,733) | 35.9% (981/2,733) | 48.2% (1,317/2,733) | 3.8% (103/2,733) |
| Knee | 2,195 | 10.8% (238/2,195) | 34.4% (756/2,195) | 50.4% (1,107/2,195) | 4.3% (94/2,195) |
| Hearing loss | 1,640 | 11.0% (181/1,640) | 50.2% (823/1,640) | 34.0% (557/1,640) | 4.8% (79/1,640) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,437 | 11.2% (161/1,437) | 38.9% (559/1,437) | 44.8% (644/1,437) | 5.1% (73/1,437) |
| Psychiatric conditions | 1,188 | 14.5% (172/1,188) | 31.3% (372/1,188) | 49.5% (588/1,188) | 4.7% (56/1,188) |
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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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