Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 10,513 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ L. Howell in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 3,745 | 14.4% |
| Denied | 13,747 | 52.9% |
| Remanded | 6,538 | 25.1% |
| Dismissed | 1,871 | 7.2% |
| Withdrawn | 44 | 0.2% |
| Vacated | 54 | 0.2% |
| Moot | 1 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 7 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,374 | 12.3% (292/2,374) | 56.4% (1,339/2,374) | 25.4% (604/2,374) | 5.9% (139/2,374) |
| Knee | 2,055 | 12.2% (251/2,055) | 57.2% (1,175/2,055) | 23.3% (478/2,055) | 7.3% (151/2,055) |
| Hearing loss | 1,517 | 21.0% (318/1,517) | 56.4% (855/1,517) | 16.7% (254/1,517) | 5.9% (90/1,517) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,441 | 15.0% (216/1,441) | 55.6% (801/1,441) | 23.8% (343/1,441) | 5.6% (81/1,441) |
| Psychiatric conditions | 1,262 | 22.7% (286/1,262) | 44.1% (557/1,262) | 27.9% (352/1,262) | 5.3% (67/1,262) |
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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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