Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 12,090 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Michael J. Skaltsounis in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 8,588 | 27.2% |
| Denied | 6,176 | 19.6% |
| Remanded | 14,687 | 46.6% |
| Dismissed | 1,930 | 6.1% |
| Withdrawn | 118 | 0.4% |
| Vacated | 26 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 4 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knee | 2,933 | 26.9% (789/2,933) | 20.0% (588/2,933) | 49.1% (1,440/2,933) | 4.0% (116/2,933) |
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,819 | 26.4% (744/2,819) | 19.7% (556/2,819) | 48.7% (1,372/2,819) | 5.2% (147/2,819) |
| Radiculopathy | 1,694 | 28.9% (489/1,694) | 21.0% (355/1,694) | 43.6% (739/1,694) | 6.6% (111/1,694) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,672 | 27.0% (451/1,672) | 19.7% (330/1,672) | 46.9% (784/1,672) | 6.4% (107/1,672) |
| Hearing loss | 1,524 | 32.5% (496/1,524) | 27.6% (421/1,524) | 33.4% (509/1,524) | 6.4% (98/1,524) |
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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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