Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 172 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ K. R. Kardian in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 67 | 15.4% |
| Denied | 206 | 47.5% |
| Remanded | 149 | 34.3% |
| Dismissed | 10 | 2.3% |
| Withdrawn | 1 | 0.2% |
| Vacated | 1 | 0.2% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 45 | 2.2% (1/45) | 75.6% (34/45) | 17.8% (8/45) | 4.4% (2/45) |
| Knee | 44 | 6.8% (3/44) | 61.4% (27/44) | 31.8% (14/44) | 0.0% (0/44) |
| PTSD | 32 | 34.4% (11/32) | 43.8% (14/32) | 18.8% (6/32) | 3.1% (1/32) |
| Ankle and foot | 27 | 11.1% (3/27) | 44.4% (12/27) | 44.4% (12/27) | 0.0% (0/27) |
| Radiculopathy | 26 | 34.6% (9/26) | 23.1% (6/26) | 42.3% (11/26) | 0.0% (0/26) |
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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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