Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 18,056 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Marjorie A. Auer in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 8,470 | 19.5% |
| Denied | 10,846 | 25.0% |
| Remanded | 21,641 | 49.8% |
| Dismissed | 2,111 | 4.9% |
| Withdrawn | 301 | 0.7% |
| Vacated | 50 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 7 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 1 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 4,406 | 19.5% (861/4,406) | 24.8% (1,092/4,406) | 52.0% (2,290/4,406) | 3.7% (163/4,406) |
| Knee | 3,543 | 17.5% (620/3,543) | 25.3% (896/3,543) | 53.4% (1,891/3,543) | 3.8% (136/3,543) |
| Ankle and foot | 2,300 | 18.2% (418/2,300) | 27.0% (621/2,300) | 49.6% (1,141/2,300) | 5.2% (120/2,300) |
| Hearing loss | 2,165 | 21.2% (458/2,165) | 33.8% (731/2,165) | 39.4% (854/2,165) | 5.6% (122/2,165) |
| Psychiatric conditions | 1,834 | 29.0% (531/1,834) | 21.8% (400/1,834) | 44.8% (821/1,834) | 4.5% (82/1,834) |
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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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