Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 9,430 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ K. J. Alibrando in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 3,915 | 18.5% |
| Denied | 6,850 | 32.3% |
| Remanded | 9,330 | 44.0% |
| Dismissed | 988 | 4.7% |
| Withdrawn | 90 | 0.4% |
| Vacated | 33 | 0.2% |
| Referred | 6 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,083 | 16.9% (353/2,083) | 32.6% (680/2,083) | 46.5% (968/2,083) | 3.9% (82/2,083) |
| Knee | 1,722 | 19.3% (332/1,722) | 34.6% (595/1,722) | 41.6% (717/1,722) | 4.5% (78/1,722) |
| Hearing loss | 1,345 | 25.7% (345/1,345) | 40.1% (539/1,345) | 29.5% (397/1,345) | 4.8% (64/1,345) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,111 | 19.1% (212/1,111) | 32.3% (359/1,111) | 44.2% (491/1,111) | 4.4% (49/1,111) |
| Psychiatric conditions | 903 | 27.6% (249/903) | 25.5% (230/903) | 42.1% (380/903) | 4.9% (44/903) |
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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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