Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 3,148 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ M. Mills in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 1,594 | 19.1% |
| Denied | 2,924 | 35.0% |
| Remanded | 2,995 | 35.8% |
| Dismissed | 741 | 8.9% |
| Withdrawn | 84 | 1.0% |
| Vacated | 20 | 0.2% |
| Moot | 3 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 1 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knee | 800 | 18.8% (150/800) | 36.8% (294/800) | 36.2% (290/800) | 8.2% (66/800) |
| Back and lumbar spine | 674 | 16.3% (110/674) | 36.8% (248/674) | 38.3% (258/674) | 8.6% (58/674) |
| Radiculopathy | 508 | 18.7% (95/508) | 40.7% (207/508) | 31.7% (161/508) | 8.9% (45/508) |
| Ankle and foot | 436 | 14.0% (61/436) | 36.9% (161/436) | 42.2% (184/436) | 6.9% (30/436) |
| PTSD | 404 | 27.7% (112/404) | 30.0% (121/404) | 30.0% (121/404) | 12.4% (50/404) |
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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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