Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 8,770 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Kristin haddock in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 5,298 | 23.1% |
| Denied | 6,209 | 27.1% |
| Remanded | 9,792 | 42.8% |
| Dismissed | 1,524 | 6.7% |
| Withdrawn | 47 | 0.2% |
| Vacated | 18 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 8 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 1 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 1,938 | 21.8% (422/1,938) | 24.9% (482/1,938) | 50.0% (969/1,938) | 3.4% (65/1,938) |
| Knee | 1,930 | 19.6% (378/1,930) | 26.4% (509/1,930) | 50.4% (972/1,930) | 3.7% (71/1,930) |
| Radiculopathy | 1,274 | 22.6% (288/1,274) | 33.3% (424/1,274) | 40.6% (517/1,274) | 3.5% (45/1,274) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,232 | 16.2% (200/1,232) | 30.7% (378/1,232) | 46.8% (576/1,232) | 6.3% (78/1,232) |
| Hearing loss | 1,166 | 35.9% (419/1,166) | 34.1% (398/1,166) | 25.5% (297/1,166) | 4.5% (52/1,166) |
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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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