Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 173 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Shamil Patel in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 110 | 20.7% |
| Denied | 191 | 35.9% |
| Remanded | 220 | 41.4% |
| Dismissed | 8 | 1.5% |
| Withdrawn | 1 | 0.2% |
| Vacated | 2 | 0.4% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knee | 66 | 19.7% (13/66) | 30.3% (20/66) | 50.0% (33/66) | 0.0% (0/66) |
| Back and lumbar spine | 38 | 7.9% (3/38) | 50.0% (19/38) | 39.5% (15/38) | 2.6% (1/38) |
| Ankle and foot | 37 | 29.7% (11/37) | 29.7% (11/37) | 40.5% (15/37) | 0.0% (0/37) |
| Radiculopathy | 31 | 32.3% (10/31) | 54.8% (17/31) | 12.9% (4/31) | 0.0% (0/31) |
| Psychiatric conditions | 28 | 21.4% (6/28) | 28.6% (8/28) | 50.0% (14/28) | 0.0% (0/28) |
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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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