Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 15,624 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ Vito A. Clementi in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 6,904 | 18.2% |
| Denied | 13,822 | 36.4% |
| Remanded | 15,394 | 40.6% |
| Dismissed | 1,715 | 4.5% |
| Withdrawn | 40 | 0.1% |
| Vacated | 43 | 0.1% |
| Moot | 5 | 0.0% |
| Referred | 2 | 0.0% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 3,612 | 18.0% (651/3,612) | 38.3% (1,385/3,612) | 40.8% (1,472/3,612) | 2.9% (104/3,612) |
| Knee | 3,059 | 20.7% (633/3,059) | 38.5% (1,178/3,059) | 38.2% (1,169/3,059) | 2.6% (79/3,059) |
| Hearing loss | 2,038 | 13.4% (273/2,038) | 48.7% (992/2,038) | 34.2% (697/2,038) | 3.7% (76/2,038) |
| Ankle and foot | 1,955 | 16.6% (325/1,955) | 40.8% (797/1,955) | 39.0% (762/1,955) | 3.6% (71/1,955) |
| Psychiatric conditions | 1,647 | 24.8% (408/1,647) | 32.5% (536/1,647) | 38.1% (628/1,647) | 4.6% (75/1,647) |
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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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