Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 6,894 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ M. Sorisio in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 3,293 | 17.8% |
| Denied | 3,398 | 18.4% |
| Remanded | 10,002 | 54.0% |
| Dismissed | 1,766 | 9.5% |
| Withdrawn | 29 | 0.2% |
| Vacated | 18 | 0.1% |
| Referred | 10 | 0.1% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 1,548 | 16.4% (254/1,548) | 18.2% (281/1,548) | 58.1% (899/1,548) | 7.4% (114/1,548) |
| Knee | 1,496 | 17.8% (266/1,496) | 18.1% (271/1,496) | 57.4% (859/1,496) | 6.7% (100/1,496) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,034 | 13.2% (137/1,034) | 18.6% (192/1,034) | 61.3% (634/1,034) | 6.9% (71/1,034) |
| Radiculopathy | 983 | 17.6% (173/983) | 22.5% (221/983) | 50.3% (494/983) | 9.7% (95/983) |
| Hearing loss | 907 | 19.0% (172/907) | 25.8% (234/907) | 46.3% (420/907) | 8.9% (81/907) |
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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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