Appeals like mine
Pick your condition to see how real Board appeals for it turned out — granted, remanded, or denied — across the visible decisions in our incomplete archive. AI-assisted summaries require checking against the original source. These are historical outcomes for educational reference, not a prediction of how your own appeal will be decided.
Mental health
- PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)168,868 decisions · 37% granted or partly granted
- Depression72,607 decisions · 36% granted or partly granted
- Acquired psychiatric disorder63,264 decisions · 25% granted or partly granted
- Anxiety38,406 decisions · 33% granted or partly granted
- Bipolar disorder9,815 decisions · 33% granted or partly granted
Muscles, bones & joints
- Back / lumbar spine185,176 decisions · 27% granted or partly granted
- Knee144,625 decisions · 27% granted or partly granted
- Shoulder55,939 decisions · 26% granted or partly granted
- Neck / cervical spine47,548 decisions · 27% granted or partly granted
- Ankle44,078 decisions · 27% granted or partly granted
- Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis)43,270 decisions · 33% granted or partly granted
- Foot (incl. plantar fasciitis, flat feet)35,219 decisions · 28% granted or partly granted
- Wrist & hand23,174 decisions · 26% granted or partly granted
- Hip15,266 decisions · 21% granted or partly granted
Hearing & ears
Breathing & lungs
- Sleep apnea80,684 decisions · 32% granted or partly granted
- Sinusitis18,970 decisions · 32% granted or partly granted
- COPD16,746 decisions · 21% granted or partly granted
- Asthma14,539 decisions · 28% granted or partly granted
- Allergic rhinitis12,513 decisions · 32% granted or partly granted
- Chronic bronchitis6,216 decisions · 23% granted or partly granted
- Asbestosis5,203 decisions · 23% granted or partly granted
- Tuberculosis2,704 decisions · 17% granted or partly granted
- Sarcoidosis2,396 decisions · 26% granted or partly granted
Brain & nerves
- Migraines & headaches54,397 decisions · 34% granted or partly granted
- Peripheral neuropathy38,945 decisions · 31% granted or partly granted
- Radiculopathy & sciatica37,926 decisions · 36% granted or partly granted
- Traumatic brain injury (TBI)14,659 decisions · 29% granted or partly granted
- Epilepsy & seizure disorders5,877 decisions · 26% granted or partly granted
- Parkinson's disease4,413 decisions · 37% granted or partly granted
- Multiple sclerosis2,298 decisions · 34% granted or partly granted
Heart & circulation
Digestive
- GERD (acid reflux)22,930 decisions · 32% granted or partly granted
- Liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis)14,118 decisions · 22% granted or partly granted
- IBS & irritable bowel10,158 decisions · 37% granted or partly granted
- Hepatitis C9,954 decisions · 22% granted or partly granted
- Hemorrhoids7,944 decisions · 28% granted or partly granted
Kidney & urinary
Hormones & metabolism
Cancers
Other
- Other conditions239,517 decisions · 20% granted or partly granted
- Scars28,414 decisions · 30% granted or partly granted
- Chronic fatigue syndrome7,198 decisions · 28% granted or partly granted
- Fibromyalgia5,973 decisions · 32% granted or partly granted
- Gulf War illness / chronic multisymptom1,957 decisions · 30% granted or partly granted
Skin
Ears & hearing
Eyes & vision
Immune & autoimmune
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