Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 618 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ S. Kim in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 294 | 22.8% |
| Denied | 274 | 21.3% |
| Remanded | 680 | 52.8% |
| Dismissed | 34 | 2.6% |
| Withdrawn | 4 | 0.3% |
| Vacated | 1 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 1 | 0.1% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 131 | 20.6% (27/131) | 16.0% (21/131) | 62.6% (82/131) | 0.8% (1/131) |
| Knee | 113 | 22.1% (25/113) | 22.1% (25/113) | 52.2% (59/113) | 3.5% (4/113) |
| Sleep apnea | 98 | 27.6% (27/98) | 8.2% (8/98) | 60.2% (59/98) | 4.1% (4/98) |
| Hearing loss | 72 | 12.5% (9/72) | 50.0% (36/72) | 36.1% (26/72) | 1.4% (1/72) |
| Ankle and foot | 71 | 9.9% (7/71) | 36.6% (26/71) | 49.3% (35/71) | 4.2% (3/71) |
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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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