Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 759 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Sarah B. Richmond in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 351 | 20.9% |
| Denied | 548 | 32.6% |
| Remanded | 732 | 43.5% |
| Dismissed | 45 | 2.7% |
| Withdrawn | 4 | 0.2% |
| Vacated | 1 | 0.1% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 171 | 19.9% (34/171) | 38.0% (65/171) | 39.8% (68/171) | 2.3% (4/171) |
| Knee | 137 | 18.2% (25/137) | 32.8% (45/137) | 47.4% (65/137) | 1.5% (2/137) |
| Radiculopathy | 112 | 33.0% (37/112) | 37.5% (42/112) | 28.6% (32/112) | 0.9% (1/112) |
| Ankle and foot | 83 | 12.0% (10/83) | 39.8% (33/83) | 44.6% (37/83) | 3.6% (3/83) |
| Hearing loss | 75 | 13.3% (10/75) | 44.0% (33/75) | 40.0% (30/75) | 2.7% (2/75) |
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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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