Research
Research on VA disability claims and evidence.
Read Claim Raven's analysis of public Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions. Each release includes its sample, methods, limitations, and downloadable charts.
VA Disability Claims Statistics: What 1,378,030 Board Rulings Show
Explore the outcomes recorded in the analyzed appeals, differences by condition, and patterns in the evidence discussed.
Read the releaseEvidence Brief
Read the Evidence Brief for a summary of Claim Raven’s research on evidence discussed in Board decisions.
Other data we publish
Not statistical releases, so they are not versioned or citable the same way, but each one is kept current.
- VA TDIU Approval Rate: how the Board of Veterans' Appeals rules on TDIU, read from every decision in the library that ruled on it, with outcomes by year, docket, evidence and condition.
- VA Decision Review Statistics: VA's own monthly grant rates and wait times for Higher-Level Reviews and Supplemental Claims, plus how long each Board docket is taking.
- M21-1 Updates: a running log of every tracked change to the VA adjudication manual, each one dated, summarized, and separately linkable.
- Military Job Translations: civilian job matches, transferable skills, certifications, and salary ranges for 205 military specialties.
Understand what the numbers describe
These studies examine appealed claims. They do not measure approval rates for all VA claims or predict an individual result. Relationships in the data show associations, not proof that one factor caused an outcome.
Cite the work
Use the suggested citation on each release and include its version or update date. For questions about the methods or data, contact Claim Raven.