Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 9,617 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ R. Feinberg in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 5,935 | 23.6% |
| Denied | 9,260 | 36.8% |
| Remanded | 8,445 | 33.6% |
| Dismissed | 1,353 | 5.4% |
| Withdrawn | 141 | 0.6% |
| Vacated | 24 | 0.1% |
| Referred | 12 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,389 | 22.7% (542/2,389) | 35.7% (853/2,389) | 37.0% (884/2,389) | 4.6% (110/2,389) |
| Knee | 2,350 | 22.1% (519/2,350) | 36.8% (865/2,350) | 37.4% (880/2,350) | 3.7% (86/2,350) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,409 | 19.7% (277/1,409) | 36.5% (514/1,409) | 38.0% (536/1,409) | 5.8% (82/1,409) |
| Radiculopathy | 1,280 | 30.0% (384/1,280) | 37.7% (483/1,280) | 27.0% (345/1,280) | 5.3% (68/1,280) |
| Hearing loss | 1,205 | 21.2% (256/1,205) | 46.2% (557/1,205) | 26.3% (317/1,205) | 6.2% (75/1,205) |
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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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