Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 200 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ K. Marenna in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 86 | 17.1% |
| Denied | 208 | 41.4% |
| Remanded | 201 | 40.0% |
| Dismissed | 6 | 1.2% |
| Vacated | 1 | 0.2% |
| Referred | 1 | 0.2% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 62 | 11.3% (7/62) | 40.3% (25/62) | 48.4% (30/62) | 0.0% (0/62) |
| Knee | 42 | 19.0% (8/42) | 45.2% (19/42) | 35.7% (15/42) | 0.0% (0/42) |
| Radiculopathy | 37 | 29.7% (11/37) | 29.7% (11/37) | 40.5% (15/37) | 0.0% (0/37) |
| Ankle and foot | 34 | 14.7% (5/34) | 41.2% (14/34) | 41.2% (14/34) | 2.9% (1/34) |
| Shoulder | 29 | 10.3% (3/29) | 65.5% (19/29) | 24.1% (7/29) | 0.0% (0/29) |
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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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