How much a private medical opinion helps

Grant-rate lift for the most-claimed conditions

1. 6100 Hearing loss +38.6 points 73.3% granted with a private opinion vs 34.7% without
2. 6260 Tinnitus, recurrent +21.5 points 91.1% granted with a private opinion vs 69.6% without
3. 6847 Sleep Apnea Syndromes (Obstructive, Central, Mixed) +49.6 points 89.2% granted with a private opinion vs 39.6% without
4. 9411 Posttraumatic stress disorder +39.9 points 82.6% granted with a private opinion vs 42.7% without
5. 5003 Degenerative arthritis, other than post-traumatic +40.9 points 86.8% granted with a private opinion vs 45.9% without
6. 7913 Diabetes mellitus +35.5 points 75.8% granted with a private opinion vs 40.3% without
7. 7101 Hypertensive vascular disease (hypertension and isolated systolic hypertension) +42.2 points 80.7% granted with a private opinion vs 38.5% without
8. 8305 Neuritis of fifth (trigeminal) cranial nerve +43.7 points 77.2% granted with a private opinion vs 33.5% without
9. 5243 Intervertebral disc syndrome +37.6 points 87.8% granted with a private opinion vs 50.2% without
10. 8045 Residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) +43.6 points 78.1% granted with a private opinion vs 34.5% without
11. 5002 Multi-joint arthritis (except post-traumatic and gout), 2 or more joints, as an active process +34.2 points 88.7% granted with a private opinion vs 54.5% without
12. 9435 Unspecified depressive disorder +42.5 points 82.8% granted with a private opinion vs 40.3% without
13. 7528 Malignant neoplasms of the genitourinary system +28.5 points 78.7% granted with a private opinion vs 50.2% without
14. 7522 Erectile dysfunction, with or without penile deformity +46 points 85.4% granted with a private opinion vs 39.4% without
15. 7206 Gastroesophageal reflux disease +50.8 points 85.6% granted with a private opinion vs 34.8% without
16. 8100 Migraine +35.6 points 91.9% granted with a private opinion vs 56.3% without
17. 9400 Generalized anxiety disorder +41.3 points 83.2% granted with a private opinion vs 41.9% without
18. 9434 Major depressive disorder +26.5 points 91.9% granted with a private opinion vs 65.4% without
19. 7005 Arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease) +26 points 66.2% granted with a private opinion vs 40.2% without
20. 5242 Degenerative arthritis, degenerative disc disease other than intervertebral disc syndrome (also, see either DC 5003 or 5010) +37.5 points 87.3% granted with a private opinion vs 49.8% without
21. 5276 Flatfoot, acquired +40.5 points 81.2% granted with a private opinion vs 40.7% without
22. 7114 Peripheral arterial disease +28.2 points 81.5% granted with a private opinion vs 53.3% without
23. 5269 Plantar fasciitis +46 points 87.2% granted with a private opinion vs 41.2% without
24. 7722 Pernicious anemia and Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia +44.9 points 72% granted with a private opinion vs 27.1% without
25. 6603 Emphysema, pulmonary +40.1 points 63.2% granted with a private opinion vs 23.1% without
26. 5167 Foot, loss of use of +43.8 points 65.2% granted with a private opinion vs 21.4% without
27. 6602 Asthma, bronchial +38.3 points 80.3% granted with a private opinion vs 42% without
28. 6354 Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) +30.1 points 44.5% granted with a private opinion vs 14.4% without
29. 5237 Lumbosacral or cervical strain +50.4 points 85.3% granted with a private opinion vs 34.9% without
30. 7323 Colitis, ulcerative +45.5 points 88.9% granted with a private opinion vs 43.4% without

Aggregate of past published Board decisions since 2019; does not predict any individual outcome. Each condition has at least 30 decisions in each group.