Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 116 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ R. M. Kelly in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 40 | 16.7% |
| Denied | 74 | 31.0% |
| Remanded | 117 | 49.0% |
| Dismissed | 3 | 1.3% |
| Withdrawn | 3 | 1.3% |
| Vacated | 2 | 0.8% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knee | 24 | 20.8% (5/24) | 33.3% (8/24) | 45.8% (11/24) | 0.0% (0/24) |
| Hearing loss | 15 | 26.7% (4/15) | 20.0% (3/15) | 46.7% (7/15) | 6.7% (1/15) |
| Back and lumbar spine | 14 | 21.4% (3/14) | 50.0% (7/14) | 21.4% (3/14) | 7.1% (1/14) |
| Ankle and foot | 14 | 35.7% (5/14) | 21.4% (3/14) | 42.9% (6/14) | 0.0% (0/14) |
| Hip | 13 | 0.0% (0/13) | 15.4% (2/13) | 84.6% (11/13) | 0.0% (0/13) |
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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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