Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 19,461 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Michael D. Lyon in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 4,868 | 12.3% |
| Denied | 16,004 | 40.4% |
| Remanded | 17,436 | 44.0% |
| Dismissed | 1,225 | 3.1% |
| Withdrawn | 34 | 0.1% |
| Vacated | 45 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 2 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 5 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 4,076 | 12.9% (527/4,076) | 44.1% (1,797/4,076) | 40.7% (1,657/4,076) | 2.3% (95/4,076) |
| Knee | 3,036 | 12.8% (388/3,036) | 46.2% (1,402/3,036) | 39.2% (1,190/3,036) | 1.8% (56/3,036) |
| Ankle and foot | 2,000 | 13.1% (261/2,000) | 43.5% (870/2,000) | 41.0% (820/2,000) | 2.5% (49/2,000) |
| Psychiatric conditions | 1,939 | 18.8% (365/1,939) | 37.8% (732/1,939) | 40.5% (786/1,939) | 2.9% (56/1,939) |
| Hearing loss | 1,933 | 12.5% (241/1,933) | 48.9% (945/1,933) | 36.1% (698/1,933) | 2.5% (49/1,933) |
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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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