Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 133 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Michael L. Marcum in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 98 | 20.3% |
| Denied | 160 | 33.2% |
| Remanded | 198 | 41.1% |
| Dismissed | 24 | 5.0% |
| Vacated | 1 | 0.2% |
| Moot | 1 | 0.2% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 75 | 14.7% (11/75) | 37.3% (28/75) | 48.0% (36/75) | 0.0% (0/75) |
| Knee | 46 | 13.0% (6/46) | 21.7% (10/46) | 63.0% (29/46) | 2.2% (1/46) |
| Radiculopathy | 27 | 18.5% (5/27) | 40.7% (11/27) | 37.0% (10/27) | 3.7% (1/27) |
| PTSD | 26 | 34.6% (9/26) | 38.5% (10/26) | 19.2% (5/26) | 7.7% (2/26) |
| Psychiatric conditions | 21 | 38.1% (8/21) | 33.3% (7/21) | 28.6% (6/21) | 0.0% (0/21) |
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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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