Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 9,764 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ M. Hyland in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 4,811 | 19.8% |
| Denied | 3,748 | 15.4% |
| Remanded | 14,236 | 58.6% |
| Dismissed | 1,352 | 5.6% |
| Withdrawn | 134 | 0.6% |
| Vacated | 17 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 2 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 2 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,352 | 19.0% (447/2,352) | 12.8% (302/2,352) | 63.9% (1,504/2,352) | 4.2% (99/2,352) |
| Knee | 2,141 | 18.4% (393/2,141) | 14.2% (303/2,141) | 63.3% (1,356/2,141) | 4.2% (89/2,141) |
| Hearing loss | 1,277 | 17.7% (226/1,277) | 26.9% (343/1,277) | 49.9% (637/1,277) | 5.6% (71/1,277) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,264 | 18.3% (231/1,264) | 14.3% (181/1,264) | 61.4% (776/1,264) | 6.0% (76/1,264) |
| Radiculopathy | 1,088 | 24.4% (266/1,088) | 17.2% (187/1,088) | 52.8% (574/1,088) | 5.6% (61/1,088) |
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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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