Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 9,222 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ S. C. Krembs in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 7,109 | 30.1% |
| Denied | 5,771 | 24.4% |
| Remanded | 8,837 | 37.4% |
| Dismissed | 1,851 | 7.8% |
| Withdrawn | 33 | 0.1% |
| Vacated | 35 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 2 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 3 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,078 | 29.7% (617/2,078) | 22.2% (461/2,078) | 41.4% (861/2,078) | 6.7% (139/2,078) |
| Knee | 2,017 | 32.9% (663/2,017) | 22.4% (452/2,017) | 39.0% (787/2,017) | 5.7% (115/2,017) |
| Radiculopathy | 1,553 | 41.3% (641/1,553) | 27.1% (421/1,553) | 25.2% (392/1,553) | 6.4% (99/1,553) |
| Hearing loss | 1,173 | 19.0% (223/1,173) | 37.3% (437/1,173) | 36.3% (426/1,173) | 7.4% (87/1,173) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,171 | 29.1% (341/1,171) | 23.7% (277/1,171) | 39.5% (463/1,171) | 7.7% (90/1,171) |
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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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