Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 9,950 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Lesley A. Rein in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 5,087 | 18.7% |
| Denied | 7,840 | 28.8% |
| Remanded | 12,263 | 45.1% |
| Dismissed | 1,680 | 6.2% |
| Withdrawn | 241 | 0.9% |
| Vacated | 50 | 0.2% |
| Moot | 17 | 0.1% |
| Referred | 1 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,584 | 15.8% (408/2,584) | 23.7% (612/2,584) | 54.7% (1,413/2,584) | 5.8% (151/2,584) |
| Knee | 2,393 | 16.8% (401/2,393) | 27.8% (666/2,393) | 50.1% (1,200/2,393) | 5.3% (126/2,393) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,657 | 14.7% (244/1,657) | 29.5% (489/1,657) | 47.7% (791/1,657) | 8.0% (133/1,657) |
| Radiculopathy | 1,493 | 22.6% (337/1,493) | 30.9% (462/1,493) | 39.3% (587/1,493) | 7.2% (107/1,493) |
| Hearing loss | 1,419 | 15.7% (223/1,419) | 40.9% (581/1,419) | 37.6% (534/1,419) | 5.7% (81/1,419) |
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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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