Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 14,666 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Michelle L. Kane in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 4,593 | 13.2% |
| Denied | 13,664 | 39.2% |
| Remanded | 14,257 | 40.9% |
| Dismissed | 2,159 | 6.2% |
| Withdrawn | 131 | 0.4% |
| Vacated | 26 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 3 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 34 | 0.1% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 3,342 | 13.0% (436/3,342) | 40.1% (1,339/3,342) | 42.2% (1,409/3,342) | 4.7% (158/3,342) |
| Knee | 2,849 | 13.8% (394/2,849) | 42.9% (1,221/2,849) | 38.5% (1,096/2,849) | 4.8% (138/2,849) |
| Hearing loss | 1,898 | 12.8% (243/1,898) | 48.1% (913/1,898) | 34.2% (650/1,898) | 4.8% (92/1,898) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,812 | 12.3% (223/1,812) | 40.3% (731/1,812) | 40.2% (729/1,812) | 7.1% (129/1,812) |
| PTSD | 1,511 | 13.8% (209/1,511) | 26.7% (403/1,511) | 52.4% (792/1,511) | 7.1% (107/1,511) |
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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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