Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 11,516 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Tanya Smith in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 6,296 | 21.2% |
| Denied | 8,917 | 30.0% |
| Remanded | 12,490 | 42.0% |
| Dismissed | 1,972 | 6.6% |
| Withdrawn | 10 | 0.0% |
| Vacated | 43 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 14 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 9 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 2,815 | 21.7% (611/2,815) | 28.0% (787/2,815) | 44.8% (1,261/2,815) | 5.5% (156/2,815) |
| Knee | 2,572 | 19.5% (501/2,572) | 30.6% (787/2,572) | 44.0% (1,131/2,572) | 5.9% (153/2,572) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,690 | 19.9% (336/1,690) | 29.5% (499/1,690) | 44.6% (754/1,690) | 6.0% (101/1,690) |
| Radiculopathy | 1,621 | 26.6% (431/1,621) | 28.7% (465/1,621) | 38.2% (620/1,621) | 6.5% (105/1,621) |
| Hearing loss | 1,602 | 14.9% (239/1,602) | 45.1% (723/1,602) | 34.6% (555/1,602) | 5.3% (85/1,602) |
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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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