Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 14,863 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Milo H. Hawley in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 6,468 | 19.2% |
| Denied | 11,165 | 33.2% |
| Remanded | 14,685 | 43.6% |
| Dismissed | 1,234 | 3.7% |
| Withdrawn | 61 | 0.2% |
| Vacated | 31 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 1 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 1 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 3,280 | 19.6% (643/3,280) | 33.8% (1,107/3,280) | 44.2% (1,449/3,280) | 2.5% (81/3,280) |
| Knee | 2,732 | 20.0% (547/2,732) | 36.2% (990/2,732) | 41.1% (1,123/2,732) | 2.6% (72/2,732) |
| Hearing loss | 1,971 | 22.1% (436/1,971) | 43.2% (851/1,971) | 31.2% (615/1,971) | 3.5% (69/1,971) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,659 | 18.5% (307/1,659) | 38.5% (638/1,659) | 40.9% (679/1,659) | 2.1% (35/1,659) |
| Psychiatric conditions | 1,373 | 29.9% (411/1,373) | 28.8% (396/1,373) | 37.4% (514/1,373) | 3.8% (52/1,373) |
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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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