Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 14,736 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Shane A. Durkin in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 4,516 | 15.7% |
| Denied | 9,693 | 33.7% |
| Remanded | 13,561 | 47.1% |
| Dismissed | 981 | 3.4% |
| Vacated | 23 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 1 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 1 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,778 | 17.4% (482/2,778) | 31.2% (867/2,778) | 49.0% (1,361/2,778) | 2.4% (68/2,778) |
| Knee | 2,185 | 16.8% (368/2,185) | 33.9% (740/2,185) | 47.9% (1,046/2,185) | 1.4% (31/2,185) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,519 | 14.4% (218/1,519) | 37.3% (566/1,519) | 46.1% (701/1,519) | 2.2% (34/1,519) |
| Psychiatric conditions | 1,467 | 25.2% (369/1,467) | 30.6% (449/1,467) | 41.4% (607/1,467) | 2.9% (42/1,467) |
| Hearing loss | 1,301 | 19.8% (257/1,301) | 42.1% (548/1,301) | 35.4% (460/1,301) | 2.8% (36/1,301) |
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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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