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Quarterly Reports for Fiscal Year 2023

In this section:
2023  |  2022  |  2021
 
 
Appeals pending at end of quarter
Quarter Legacy Cases Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) Cases Total Cases
1st 56,807 157,781 214,588
2nd      
3rd      
4th      
Hearings pending at end of quarter
Quarter Legacy AMA Total
1st 5,648 68,744 74,422
2nd      
3rd      
4th      
Hearings
Quarter Scheduled Held Scheduled Fiscal Year To-Date (FYTD) Held FYTD*
1st 6,766 4,119 6,766 4,119
2nd        
3rd        
4th        
*78% held virtually
Appeals decided
Quarter Legacy AMA FYTD
1st 16,271 5,994 22,265
2nd      
3rd      
4th      
AMA average days to complete (Fiscal Year to Date)
Quarter Direct Evidence Hearing
1st 353 393 670
2nd      
3rd      
4th      
Timeliness Goal      
AMA average days pending
Quarter Direct Evidence Hearing
1st 440 575 638
2nd      
3rd      
4th      
Appeal receipts
Quarter Legacy AMA** AMA Caregiver FYTD Totals
1st 9,693 16,951 0 26,644
2nd        
3rd        
4th        
**Appeal receipts excludes AMA appeals pending intake.
Dispositions by issue (FYTD)
Type Issues Decided Grant Deny Remand Other
Legacy Issues 45,168 20% 25% 49% 7%
AMA | Direct 5,191 23% 33% 33% 11%
AMA | Evidence 2,766 26% 31% 31% 12%
AMA | Hearing 7,539 28% 24% 33% 16%
Total 63,664 21% 26% 45% 9%
Dispositions by hierarchy*** (FYTD)
Type Appeals Decided Grant Deny Remand Other
Legacy Issues 16,271 32% 18% 44% 6%
AMA | Direct 2,164 34% 21% 33% 12%
AMA | Evidence 1,009 41% 17% 31% 11%
AMA | Hearing 2,821 42% 15% 27% 15%
Total 22,265 34% 18% 40% 8%
***Disposition of multi-issue decisions allocated in following hierarchy: grant, deny, remand, denial, other.

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