Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 5,757 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Shereen M. Marcus in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 2,099 | 13.4% |
| Denied | 4,842 | 30.8% |
| Remanded | 7,490 | 47.6% |
| Dismissed | 1,202 | 7.6% |
| Withdrawn | 71 | 0.5% |
| Vacated | 13 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 4 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 1 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 1,372 | 12.8% (176/1,372) | 28.8% (395/1,372) | 52.8% (725/1,372) | 5.5% (76/1,372) |
| Knee | 1,349 | 12.0% (162/1,349) | 31.4% (423/1,349) | 50.9% (686/1,349) | 5.8% (78/1,349) |
| Radiculopathy | 1,008 | 16.4% (165/1,008) | 36.9% (372/1,008) | 40.8% (411/1,008) | 6.0% (60/1,008) |
| Ankle and foot | 907 | 9.5% (86/907) | 30.5% (277/907) | 54.5% (494/907) | 5.5% (50/907) |
| PTSD | 757 | 15.1% (114/757) | 31.7% (240/757) | 45.8% (347/757) | 7.4% (56/757) |
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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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