Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 216 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Richard Kettler in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 120 | 18.4% |
| Denied | 207 | 31.7% |
| Remanded | 311 | 47.6% |
| Dismissed | 10 | 1.5% |
| Withdrawn | 2 | 0.3% |
| Vacated | 3 | 0.5% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 60 | 18.3% (11/60) | 33.3% (20/60) | 43.3% (26/60) | 5.0% (3/60) |
| Ankle and foot | 48 | 20.8% (10/48) | 31.2% (15/48) | 45.8% (22/48) | 2.1% (1/48) |
| Knee | 47 | 12.8% (6/47) | 34.0% (16/47) | 48.9% (23/47) | 4.3% (2/47) |
| Radiculopathy | 39 | 17.9% (7/39) | 30.8% (12/39) | 51.3% (20/39) | 0.0% (0/39) |
| PTSD | 37 | 29.7% (11/37) | 21.6% (8/37) | 45.9% (17/37) | 2.7% (1/37) |
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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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