Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 9,720 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Nathaniel J. Doan in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 5,889 | 23.0% |
| Denied | 6,913 | 26.9% |
| Remanded | 11,040 | 43.0% |
| Dismissed | 1,560 | 6.1% |
| Withdrawn | 232 | 0.9% |
| Vacated | 10 | 0.0% |
| Moot | 11 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 2 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,266 | 23.0% (522/2,266) | 25.2% (570/2,266) | 47.2% (1,070/2,266) | 4.6% (104/2,266) |
| Knee | 2,221 | 23.1% (513/2,221) | 28.4% (631/2,221) | 43.0% (955/2,221) | 5.5% (122/2,221) |
| Radiculopathy | 1,410 | 24.8% (350/1,410) | 33.5% (473/1,410) | 35.9% (506/1,410) | 5.7% (81/1,410) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,354 | 19.1% (258/1,354) | 26.8% (363/1,354) | 48.7% (660/1,354) | 5.4% (73/1,354) |
| Hearing loss | 1,332 | 21.8% (291/1,332) | 35.1% (467/1,332) | 37.1% (494/1,332) | 6.0% (80/1,332) |
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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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