Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 20,803 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Steven D. Reiss in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 18,163 | 31.9% |
| Denied | 12,467 | 21.9% |
| Remanded | 22,258 | 39.1% |
| Dismissed | 3,937 | 6.9% |
| Withdrawn | 61 | 0.1% |
| Vacated | 25 | 0.0% |
| Moot | 4 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 3 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knee | 5,190 | 35.7% (1,854/5,190) | 21.5% (1,116/5,190) | 37.1% (1,928/5,190) | 5.6% (292/5,190) |
| Back and lumbar spine | 5,035 | 37.6% (1,894/5,035) | 21.5% (1,084/5,035) | 36.1% (1,819/5,035) | 4.7% (238/5,035) |
| Radiculopathy | 3,013 | 36.8% (1,110/3,013) | 22.1% (665/3,013) | 34.6% (1,044/3,013) | 6.4% (194/3,013) |
| Ankle and foot | 2,880 | 36.2% (1,043/2,880) | 22.4% (644/2,880) | 35.5% (1,023/2,880) | 5.9% (170/2,880) |
| Hearing loss | 2,687 | 33.2% (893/2,687) | 29.5% (794/2,687) | 30.7% (826/2,687) | 6.5% (174/2,687) |
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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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