Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 17,114 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ K. Parakkal in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 7,307 | 18.2% |
| Denied | 12,448 | 31.0% |
| Remanded | 18,047 | 44.9% |
| Dismissed | 2,101 | 5.2% |
| Withdrawn | 197 | 0.5% |
| Vacated | 53 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 5 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 1 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 3,578 | 17.4% (624/3,578) | 31.1% (1,113/3,578) | 47.7% (1,708/3,578) | 3.7% (133/3,578) |
| Knee | 3,189 | 18.1% (578/3,189) | 32.1% (1,023/3,189) | 45.7% (1,457/3,189) | 4.1% (131/3,189) |
| Ankle and foot | 2,218 | 16.6% (368/2,218) | 31.7% (704/2,218) | 45.8% (1,016/2,218) | 5.9% (130/2,218) |
| Hearing loss | 2,186 | 18.6% (406/2,186) | 40.7% (889/2,186) | 36.7% (803/2,186) | 4.0% (88/2,186) |
| Psychiatric conditions | 1,786 | 26.1% (467/1,786) | 27.6% (493/1,786) | 42.0% (751/1,786) | 4.2% (75/1,786) |
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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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