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Quarterly Reports for Fiscal Year 2024

In this section:
2024  |  2023  |  2022  |  2021
 
 
Appeals pending at end of quarter
Quarter Legacy Cases Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) Cases Total Cases
1st 18,912 189,950 208,862
2nd 12,922 193,146 206,068
3rd 9,301 193,416 202,717
4th      
Hearings pending at end of quarter
Quarter Legacy AMA Total
1st 1,123 73,467 74,590
2nd 1,331 71,732 73,063
3rd 768 70,552 71,320
4th      
Hearings
Quarter Scheduled Held Scheduled Fiscal Year To-Date (FYTD) Held FYTD*
1st 4,197 2,819 4,197 2,819
2nd 8,461 5,617 12,658 8,436
3rd 8,118 5,248 20,776 13,684
4th        
*77% held virtually
Appeals decided
Quarter Legacy AMA FYTD
1st 13,727 10,075 23,802
2nd 13,449 15,071 52,322
3rd 11,359 19,439 83,120
4th      
AMA average days to complete (Fiscal Year to Date)
Quarter Direct Evidence Hearing
1st 388 1,002 1,001
2nd 727 1,052 1,026
3rd 866 1,056 1,089
4th      
Timeliness Goal 365 550 730
AMA average days pending
Quarter Direct Evidence Hearing
1st 625 707 724
2nd 640 698 737
3rd 621 666 739
4th      
Appeal receipts**
Quarter Legacy AMA FYTD Totals
1st 8,494 16,015 24,509
2nd 7,459 18,257 50,225
3rd 7,738 19,719 77,682
4th      
**Appeal receipts excludes AMA appeals pending intake.
Dispositions by issue (FYTD)
Type Issues Decided Grant Deny Remand Other
Legacy Issues 129,860 20% 24% 50% 6%
AMA | Direct 34,217 24% 30% 33% 14%
AMA | Evidence 31,001 26% 29% 34% 12%
AMA | Hearing* 48,512 27% 21% 32% 21%
Total 243,590 23% 25% 42% 11%
* Approximately 35% of hearing docket decisions did not have a hearing held due to a cancellation or withdrawal of the request.
Dispositions by hierarchy* (FYTD)
Type Appeals Decided Grant Deny Remand Other
Legacy 38,535 36% 16% 44% 4%
AMA | Direct 15,238 34% 21% 30% 15%
AMA | Evidence 11,322 41% 16% 30% 14%
AMA | Hearing ** 18,025 41% 12% 26% 20%
Total 83,120 37% 16% 36% 11%
*Disposition of multi-issue decisions allocated in following hierarchy: grant, remand, deny, other.
** Approximately 35% of hearing docket decisions did not have a hearing held due to a cancellation or withdrawal of the request.

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