Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 15,732 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Michael Martin in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 5,545 | 14.4% |
| Denied | 13,094 | 34.0% |
| Remanded | 17,618 | 45.7% |
| Dismissed | 1,954 | 5.1% |
| Withdrawn | 258 | 0.7% |
| Vacated | 42 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 3 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 12 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 3,680 | 12.4% (458/3,680) | 33.5% (1,231/3,680) | 49.3% (1,814/3,680) | 4.8% (177/3,680) |
| Knee | 3,452 | 12.2% (421/3,452) | 33.6% (1,160/3,452) | 50.1% (1,730/3,452) | 4.1% (141/3,452) |
| Ankle and foot | 2,030 | 13.3% (269/2,030) | 35.6% (722/2,030) | 45.6% (925/2,030) | 5.6% (114/2,030) |
| Hearing loss | 1,927 | 12.9% (248/1,927) | 46.7% (900/1,927) | 34.5% (665/1,927) | 5.9% (114/1,927) |
| PTSD | 1,721 | 14.4% (247/1,721) | 27.1% (466/1,721) | 53.4% (919/1,721) | 5.2% (89/1,721) |
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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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