Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 8,270 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ L. Chu in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 3,188 | 14.5% |
| Denied | 6,191 | 28.1% |
| Remanded | 11,161 | 50.6% |
| Dismissed | 1,314 | 6.0% |
| Withdrawn | 103 | 0.5% |
| Vacated | 54 | 0.2% |
| Moot | 10 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 19 | 0.1% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,067 | 11.5% (238/2,067) | 25.2% (520/2,067) | 58.9% (1,217/2,067) | 4.5% (92/2,067) |
| Knee | 1,919 | 13.8% (264/1,919) | 25.4% (488/1,919) | 56.5% (1,084/1,919) | 4.3% (83/1,919) |
| Radiculopathy | 1,321 | 17.3% (228/1,321) | 33.2% (438/1,321) | 45.0% (595/1,321) | 4.5% (60/1,321) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,189 | 11.9% (141/1,189) | 28.8% (343/1,189) | 54.2% (644/1,189) | 5.1% (61/1,189) |
| Hearing loss | 1,042 | 12.7% (132/1,042) | 39.0% (406/1,042) | 42.1% (439/1,042) | 6.2% (65/1,042) |
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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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