BVA decisions by condition
Hemorrhoids external or internal: BVA grant rates and what wins
From 2017 to 2026, the Board of Veterans' Appeals decided a hemorrhoids external or internal issue in 3,216 decisions. It granted the hemorrhoids external or internal issue in 15.5% of them, below the 19.4% grant rate for all conditions, denied it in 36.3%, and remanded it in 45.9%. Counting only decisions on the merits (granted or denied), 29.9% were granted.
Decisions
3,216
2017–2026
Granted
15.5%
All conditions: 19.4%
Granted on the merits
29.9%
Granted ÷ (granted + denied)
Remanded
45.9%
Denied: 36.3%
Hemorrhoids external or internal outcomes by year
| Year | Issues decided | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 272 | 11.4% | 37.1% | 42.6% | 8.8% |
| 2018 | 419 | 15.3% | 38.2% | 42.0% | 4.5% |
| 2019 | 408 | 12.3% | 35.8% | 50.7% | 1.2% |
| 2020 | 333 | 11.4% | 37.5% | 48.0% | 3.0% |
| 2021 | 284 | 13.7% | 33.8% | 49.3% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 330 | 20.0% | 29.7% | 49.1% | 1.2% |
| 2023 | 357 | 14.0% | 31.7% | 51.3% | 3.1% |
| 2024 | 345 | 18.0% | 35.7% | 44.9% | 1.4% |
| 2025 | 359 | 16.2% | 44.3% | 39.6% | 0.0% |
| 2026 | 143 | 28.7% | 37.8% | 31.5% | 2.1% |
Each row counts issues (each condition the Board decided), so the shares add up to 100%. Other: dismissed, withdrawn or no clear outcome. Years with fewer than 50 issues are left out.
Evidence in granted and denied hemorrhoids external or internal decisions
For each kind of supporting evidence: how often the Board granted the hemorrhoids external or internal issue on the merits when the decision mentioned it, compared with decisions that did not. These are associations, not causes, and evidence is recorded per decision, not per issue.
| In the record | Decisions | Granted when present | When absent | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive nexus opinion | 366 | 57.4% | 24.9% | +32.5 pts |
| Claimed as secondary | 306 | 58.2% | 27.7% | +30.5 pts |
| Favorable VA exam | 328 | 50.8% | 26.2% | +24.6 pts |
| Treating physician opinion | 110 | 53.0% | 29.0% | +24.0 pts |
| Lay statement | 2,596 | 31.9% | 18.4% | +13.6 pts |
| Combat service | 145 | 42.5% | 29.4% | +13.1 pts |
| Private medical opinion | 777 | 38.7% | 26.4% | +12.3 pts |
- The Board applied the benefit-of-the-doubt rule (38 CFR 3.102) in 68.5% of the decisions that granted hemorrhoids external or internal.
- The Board found the veteran's statements credible in 51.7% of grants and 12.7% of denials.
Negative evidence in the record
An unfavorable exam or a negative nexus opinion often sits in the same record as favorable evidence, and the Board weighs them against each other. So these rows show how often hemorrhoids external or internal was still granted when the record contained the negative item, not that the item helped.
| In the record | Decisions | Granted when present | When absent | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative nexus opinion | 1,398 | 32.6% | 27.4% | +5.2 pts |
| Unfavorable VA exam | 2,199 | 28.8% | 33.9% | −5.0 pts |
Why the Board granted or denied hemorrhoids external or internal
Most common reasons in grants
- Current diagnosis established72
- Caused by the service-connected disability16
- Already at the maximum schedular rating12
- Criteria for service connection met11
- Service connection established9
- Presumption of soundness not rebutted5
- In-service treatment for hemorrhoids4
- No evidence of persistent bleeding with secondary anemia or fissures4
Most common reasons in denials
- No current diagnosis104
- Preponderance of the evidence against the claim96
- No in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis67
- Service records negative or silent65
- Current diagnosis established59
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service47
- Criteria for compensable rating not met45
- Already at the maximum schedular rating42
Numbers are decisions that gave the reason. Reasons are short phrases extracted by AI from each decision; common wordings of the same reason are grouped. Benefit of the doubt is reported above.
Recent hemorrhoids external or internal decisions
Granted
Improper reduction of rating; Procedural and substantive errors in reduction; Restoration of prior 20 percent rating
September 2024 private opinion favored; Pilot duties as risk factor; Resolved doubt in Veteran's favor
Veteran reported persistent bleeding and pain.; Found to have an anal fissure at VA exam.; Credible report of symptoms.; Benefit of the doubt applied.
Denied
No current disability shown during appeal period; Service treatment records normal at separation; No post-service treatment for hemorrhoids
No new and relevant evidence submitted since prior denial; No treatment records for condition found in permissible evidentiary period; Evidence weighs against the claim
Acute condition during service; No record of ongoing or chronicity of care inservice or after separation; No mention in post-service VA treatment records
Rules that apply to hemorrhoids external or internal claims
- 38 CFR 3.303
Principles of service connection
Read it in VA Law Explorer - 38 CFR 3.310
Secondary service connection and aggravation
Read it in VA Law Explorer - 38 CFR 3.102
Reasonable doubt (benefit of the doubt)
Read it in VA Law Explorer
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How these numbers are calculated
- Rates count decisions in which the Board decided a hemorrhoids external or internal issue, by the outcome of that issue. Other issues in the same decision can have different outcomes.
- “Granted on the merits” leaves out remands and dismissals. “All conditions” is the grant share across every condition issue in the data.
- The data comes from CaseScribe's AI extraction of public BVA decisions (2017–2026) and can contain errors. It is updated automatically as new decisions are added.