Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 14,957 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Michael A. Pappas in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 5,753 | 16.0% |
| Denied | 10,752 | 29.8% |
| Remanded | 17,068 | 47.3% |
| Dismissed | 2,196 | 6.1% |
| Withdrawn | 215 | 0.6% |
| Vacated | 45 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 19 | 0.1% |
| Referred | 4 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 3,494 | 14.5% (505/3,494) | 29.3% (1,025/3,494) | 51.6% (1,802/3,494) | 4.6% (162/3,494) |
| Knee | 3,046 | 14.3% (437/3,046) | 29.3% (894/3,046) | 51.5% (1,569/3,046) | 4.8% (146/3,046) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,982 | 13.7% (271/1,982) | 31.3% (620/1,982) | 49.8% (987/1,982) | 5.2% (104/1,982) |
| Hearing loss | 1,756 | 17.1% (300/1,756) | 39.4% (691/1,756) | 37.6% (660/1,756) | 6.0% (105/1,756) |
| Psychiatric conditions | 1,709 | 21.6% (369/1,709) | 27.3% (467/1,709) | 45.2% (772/1,709) | 5.9% (101/1,709) |
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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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