Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 900 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Mike Sobiecki in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 514 | 24.8% |
| Denied | 560 | 27.0% |
| Remanded | 890 | 42.9% |
| Dismissed | 94 | 4.5% |
| Withdrawn | 12 | 0.6% |
| Vacated | 4 | 0.2% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 186 | 23.7% (44/186) | 26.9% (50/186) | 47.3% (88/186) | 2.2% (4/186) |
| Knee | 179 | 16.2% (29/179) | 23.5% (42/179) | 59.8% (107/179) | 0.6% (1/179) |
| Radiculopathy | 127 | 33.9% (43/127) | 29.9% (38/127) | 31.5% (40/127) | 4.7% (6/127) |
| PTSD | 116 | 35.3% (41/116) | 21.6% (25/116) | 34.5% (40/116) | 8.6% (10/116) |
| Ankle and foot | 105 | 21.0% (22/105) | 27.6% (29/105) | 50.5% (53/105) | 1.0% (1/105) |
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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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