Issue-level outcome statistics computed from the full text of 629 public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions signed by VLJ William Yates in the corpus slice below.
| Disposition | Issues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Granted | 212 | 14.5% |
| Denied | 605 | 41.5% |
| Remanded | 591 | 40.5% |
| Dismissed | 45 | 3.1% |
| Withdrawn | 4 | 0.3% |
| Vacated | 1 | 0.1% |
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| Condition | Issues | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Dismissed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and lumbar spine | 146 | 15.1% (22/146) | 37.7% (55/146) | 45.2% (66/146) | 2.1% (3/146) |
| Knee | 128 | 10.9% (14/128) | 37.5% (48/128) | 46.1% (59/128) | 5.5% (7/128) |
| Ankle and foot | 78 | 21.8% (17/78) | 43.6% (34/78) | 33.3% (26/78) | 1.3% (1/78) |
| Psychiatric conditions | 64 | 31.2% (20/64) | 40.6% (26/64) | 25.0% (16/64) | 3.1% (2/64) |
| Hearing loss | 56 | 17.9% (10/56) | 62.5% (35/56) | 16.1% (9/56) | 3.6% (2/56) |
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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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