Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 9,196 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ T. Mainelli in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 4,944 | 20.8% |
| Denied | 4,362 | 18.3% |
| Remanded | 12,577 | 52.8% |
| Dismissed | 1,743 | 7.3% |
| Withdrawn | 150 | 0.6% |
| Vacated | 27 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 3 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 3 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,044 | 22.8% (466/2,044) | 18.0% (368/2,044) | 55.0% (1,125/2,044) | 4.2% (85/2,044) |
| Knee | 2,010 | 18.5% (371/2,010) | 16.3% (327/2,010) | 58.3% (1,171/2,010) | 7.0% (141/2,010) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,226 | 16.7% (205/1,226) | 17.0% (209/1,226) | 59.4% (728/1,226) | 6.9% (84/1,226) |
| Radiculopathy | 1,142 | 22.6% (258/1,142) | 19.6% (224/1,142) | 49.9% (570/1,142) | 7.9% (90/1,142) |
| Hearing loss | 1,117 | 21.7% (242/1,117) | 31.5% (352/1,117) | 38.9% (435/1,117) | 7.9% (88/1,117) |
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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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