Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 7,188 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Kristy L. Zadora in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 3,643 | 17.8% |
| Denied | 7,019 | 34.4% |
| Remanded | 8,030 | 39.3% |
| Dismissed | 1,617 | 7.9% |
| Withdrawn | 60 | 0.3% |
| Vacated | 52 | 0.3% |
| Moot | 5 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 2 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,022 | 15.7% (318/2,022) | 31.5% (636/2,022) | 45.2% (914/2,022) | 7.6% (154/2,022) |
| Knee | 1,761 | 16.0% (282/1,761) | 35.9% (633/1,761) | 39.8% (700/1,761) | 8.3% (146/1,761) |
| Radiculopathy | 1,251 | 22.4% (280/1,251) | 36.5% (456/1,251) | 33.3% (416/1,251) | 7.9% (99/1,251) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,132 | 12.3% (139/1,132) | 36.0% (407/1,132) | 45.1% (510/1,132) | 6.7% (76/1,132) |
| PTSD | 1,037 | 27.2% (282/1,037) | 32.4% (336/1,037) | 33.3% (345/1,037) | 7.1% (74/1,037) |
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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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