Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 8,148 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ S. B. Mays in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 5,475 | 25.5% |
| Denied | 4,835 | 22.5% |
| Remanded | 8,823 | 41.1% |
| Dismissed | 2,299 | 10.7% |
| Withdrawn | 9 | 0.0% |
| Vacated | 19 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 6 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 11 | 0.1% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,244 | 26.5% (595/2,244) | 21.6% (485/2,244) | 44.1% (989/2,244) | 7.8% (175/2,244) |
| Knee | 1,849 | 24.9% (460/1,849) | 23.5% (435/1,849) | 43.5% (805/1,849) | 8.1% (149/1,849) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,118 | 22.4% (250/1,118) | 22.2% (248/1,118) | 45.1% (504/1,118) | 10.4% (116/1,118) |
| Hearing loss | 1,102 | 22.7% (250/1,102) | 31.0% (342/1,102) | 37.1% (409/1,102) | 9.2% (101/1,102) |
| Radiculopathy | 1,060 | 30.1% (319/1,060) | 24.0% (254/1,060) | 35.6% (377/1,060) | 10.4% (110/1,060) |
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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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