Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 10,980 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ M. Tenner in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 5,103 | 17.7% |
| Denied | 9,948 | 34.4% |
| Remanded | 11,146 | 38.6% |
| Dismissed | 2,345 | 8.1% |
| Withdrawn | 257 | 0.9% |
| Vacated | 56 | 0.2% |
| Moot | 5 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 28 | 0.1% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,753 | 18.0% (495/2,753) | 31.8% (876/2,753) | 44.1% (1,213/2,753) | 6.1% (169/2,753) |
| Knee | 2,292 | 19.2% (440/2,292) | 36.0% (824/2,292) | 38.0% (871/2,292) | 6.8% (157/2,292) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,613 | 17.5% (282/1,613) | 33.4% (538/1,613) | 39.9% (644/1,613) | 9.2% (149/1,613) |
| Hearing loss | 1,430 | 16.6% (238/1,430) | 43.7% (625/1,430) | 32.5% (465/1,430) | 7.1% (102/1,430) |
| Psychiatric conditions | 1,252 | 23.6% (296/1,252) | 31.9% (399/1,252) | 38.0% (476/1,252) | 6.5% (81/1,252) |
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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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