Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 9,380 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ T. Reynolds in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 4,095 | 18.0% |
| Denied | 3,629 | 15.9% |
| Remanded | 13,124 | 57.5% |
| Dismissed | 1,678 | 7.4% |
| Withdrawn | 242 | 1.1% |
| Vacated | 32 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 6 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 1 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,112 | 18.5% (391/2,112) | 12.1% (256/2,112) | 64.2% (1,355/2,112) | 5.2% (110/2,112) |
| Knee | 1,939 | 15.1% (293/1,939) | 13.7% (265/1,939) | 64.2% (1,245/1,939) | 7.0% (136/1,939) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,237 | 16.1% (199/1,237) | 14.0% (173/1,237) | 64.2% (794/1,237) | 5.7% (71/1,237) |
| Hearing loss | 1,230 | 27.6% (340/1,230) | 26.9% (331/1,230) | 37.7% (464/1,230) | 7.7% (95/1,230) |
| Radiculopathy | 1,121 | 12.8% (144/1,121) | 15.0% (168/1,121) | 63.5% (712/1,121) | 8.7% (97/1,121) |
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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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