Clinicians — what the record shows
403 coded decisions · read for the reasons cases fail, not to score you
How cases like this are judged
Of the 291 decisions in this profile that reached the merits, here is where each Dhanasar prong was found not established. 112 more never reached the merits and are not counted below.
Prong 1 — national importancenot established in 251 of 282 (89%)
231 of those were the deciding prong.
Prong 2 — well positionednot established in 55 of 66 (83%)
43 of those were the deciding prong.
Prong 3 — balance of factorsnot established in 18 of 25 (72%)
7 of those were the deciding prong.
Where cases like this most often fail
What this profile cannot afford to skip
- ✓The relevant question is not the importance of the industry or profession in which the individual will work. The endeavor itself must have substantial merit and national importance, distinct from the field's general value.
- ✓Impact must reach beyond a particular geographic area or set of clients. The Policy Manual requires that the benefit be national in scope, not confined to a local or regional area.
- ✓Letters must name your specific endeavor and trace how your work shaped later work. Officers are trained that letters praising skills in general terms do not add value as evidence.
The appeal outcomes behind these numbers
Shareable finding
Clinicians: "economic claims unsupported" cited in 184 of 403 coded decisions
403 coded decisions, 2016-2026 · economic claims unsupported in 184 · denial reversed in 9
Adjacent profiles
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Statistics from the coded record (2016–2026). Methodology