Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 18,223 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ P. M. Dilorenzo in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 7,821 | 19.7% |
| Denied | 9,322 | 23.5% |
| Remanded | 19,757 | 49.7% |
| Dismissed | 2,703 | 6.8% |
| Withdrawn | 95 | 0.2% |
| Vacated | 26 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 6 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 5 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 3,700 | 20.1% (742/3,700) | 22.3% (825/3,700) | 53.2% (1,967/3,700) | 4.5% (166/3,700) |
| Knee | 3,103 | 19.6% (607/3,103) | 22.8% (706/3,103) | 52.5% (1,629/3,103) | 5.2% (161/3,103) |
| Hearing loss | 2,487 | 22.5% (560/2,487) | 33.1% (822/2,487) | 40.0% (994/2,487) | 4.5% (111/2,487) |
| Ankle and foot | 2,035 | 19.1% (389/2,035) | 23.6% (480/2,035) | 51.7% (1,052/2,035) | 5.6% (114/2,035) |
| Psychiatric conditions | 1,666 | 31.6% (527/1,666) | 20.6% (343/1,666) | 41.5% (692/1,666) | 6.2% (104/1,666) |
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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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