Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 15,464 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ L. M. Barnard in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 5,478 | 14.8% |
| Denied | 12,486 | 33.7% |
| Remanded | 16,655 | 45.0% |
| Dismissed | 1,891 | 5.1% |
| Withdrawn | 393 | 1.1% |
| Vacated | 73 | 0.2% |
| Moot | 14 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 16 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 3,786 | 13.5% (510/3,786) | 33.1% (1,255/3,786) | 49.4% (1,871/3,786) | 4.0% (150/3,786) |
| Knee | 3,138 | 14.5% (456/3,138) | 34.6% (1,087/3,138) | 45.7% (1,434/3,138) | 5.1% (161/3,138) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,969 | 12.4% (244/1,969) | 36.5% (719/1,969) | 46.1% (908/1,969) | 5.0% (98/1,969) |
| Hearing loss | 1,851 | 13.9% (257/1,851) | 42.7% (791/1,851) | 38.8% (719/1,851) | 4.5% (84/1,851) |
| Psychiatric conditions | 1,826 | 22.4% (409/1,826) | 29.6% (541/1,826) | 42.5% (776/1,826) | 5.5% (100/1,826) |
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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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