Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 9,212 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Paul Sorisio in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 6,539 | 27.2% |
| Denied | 5,630 | 23.4% |
| Remanded | 10,298 | 42.8% |
| Dismissed | 1,403 | 5.8% |
| Withdrawn | 160 | 0.7% |
| Vacated | 21 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 3 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 1 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knee | 2,160 | 27.7% (598/2,160) | 22.2% (480/2,160) | 45.6% (985/2,160) | 4.5% (97/2,160) |
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,118 | 28.3% (599/2,118) | 23.4% (495/2,118) | 44.0% (931/2,118) | 4.4% (93/2,118) |
| Radiculopathy | 1,363 | 34.0% (463/1,363) | 24.9% (340/1,363) | 35.7% (487/1,363) | 5.4% (73/1,363) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,344 | 22.4% (301/1,344) | 22.5% (302/1,344) | 48.9% (657/1,344) | 6.2% (84/1,344) |
| Hearing loss | 1,170 | 26.8% (313/1,170) | 35.8% (419/1,170) | 31.0% (363/1,170) | 6.4% (75/1,170) |
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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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