Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 2,789 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Timothy Cothrel in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 3,833 | 42.3% |
| Denied | 2,206 | 24.3% |
| Remanded | 2,230 | 24.6% |
| Dismissed | 695 | 7.7% |
| Withdrawn | 76 | 0.8% |
| Vacated | 16 | 0.2% |
| Moot | 3 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 1 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knee | 820 | 45.2% (371/820) | 24.4% (200/820) | 24.3% (199/820) | 6.1% (50/820) |
| Back and lumbar spine | 770 | 44.9% (346/770) | 22.9% (176/770) | 25.7% (198/770) | 6.5% (50/770) |
| Radiculopathy | 691 | 46.5% (321/691) | 23.9% (165/691) | 21.9% (151/691) | 7.8% (54/691) |
| Ankle and foot | 489 | 35.6% (174/489) | 23.9% (117/489) | 32.7% (160/489) | 7.8% (38/489) |
| Psychiatric conditions | 418 | 43.1% (180/418) | 22.2% (93/418) | 24.4% (102/418) | 10.3% (43/418) |
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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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