BVA decisions by condition
Uterus disease: BVA grant rates and what wins
From 2017 to 2026, the Board of Veterans' Appeals decided a uterus disease issue in 1,179 decisions. It granted the uterus disease issue in 18.7% of them, close to the 19.4% grant rate for all conditions, denied it in 26.3%, and remanded it in 53.4%. Counting only decisions on the merits (granted or denied), 41.6% were granted.
Decisions
1,179
2017–2026
Granted
18.7%
All conditions: 19.4%
Granted on the merits
41.6%
Granted ÷ (granted + denied)
Remanded
53.4%
Denied: 26.3%
Uterus disease outcomes by year
| Year | Issues decided | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 81 | 14.8% | 38.3% | 39.5% | 7.4% |
| 2018 | 165 | 16.4% | 25.5% | 52.1% | 6.1% |
| 2019 | 131 | 16.0% | 26.0% | 53.4% | 4.6% |
| 2020 | 137 | 12.4% | 33.6% | 51.8% | 2.2% |
| 2021 | 123 | 13.0% | 31.7% | 54.5% | 0.8% |
| 2022 | 114 | 21.1% | 24.6% | 53.5% | 0.9% |
| 2023 | 142 | 19.0% | 19.0% | 59.2% | 2.8% |
| 2024 | 154 | 22.1% | 19.5% | 55.8% | 2.6% |
| 2025 | 148 | 22.3% | 27.0% | 49.3% | 1.4% |
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 Other: dismissed, withdrawn or no clear outcome.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 uterus disease decisions
For each kind of supporting evidence: how often the Board granted the uterus disease 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 | 158 | 76.6% | 32.4% | +44.2 pts |
| Favorable VA exam | 131 | 72.0% | 35.2% | +36.9 pts |
| Treating physician opinion | 66 | 71.8% | 39.2% | +32.6 pts |
| Private medical opinion | 313 | 56.0% | 34.0% | +22.0 pts |
| Claimed as secondary | 171 | 43.9% | 41.4% | +2.5 pts |
| Lay statement | 950 | 41.2% | 44.3% | −3.1 pts |
- The Board applied the benefit-of-the-doubt rule (38 CFR 3.102) in 70.6% of the decisions that granted uterus disease.
- The Board found the veteran's statements credible in 36.2% of grants and 9.0% 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 uterus disease 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 | 597 | 37.5% | 46.6% | −9.1 pts |
| Unfavorable VA exam | 829 | 37.7% | 56.3% | −18.5 pts |
Why the Board granted or denied uterus disease
Most common reasons in grants
- Current diagnosis established39
- Symptoms not controlled by continuous treatment8
- Criteria for service connection met6
- Already at the maximum schedular rating4
- Caused by the service-connected disability4
- Symptoms require continuous treatment3
- No contrary opinion of record2
- New and material evidence received to reopen claim2
Most common reasons in denials
- Preponderance of the evidence against the claim45
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service24
- No current diagnosis21
- No in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis16
- Current diagnosis established13
- Service records negative or silent10
- Already at the maximum schedular rating7
- Evidence persuasively weighs against service connection4
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 uterus disease decisions
Granted
Resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor; At least as likely as not (approximate balance of evidence); Continuity of symptoms since active service; Supported by post-service treatment records and lay evidence
Probative evidence in favor of finding; Symptoms began in service and continued; Established causal link (nexus)
Resolving reasonable doubt in Veteran's favor; Uterine fibroids related to in-service pain and heavy bleeding; Nexus established by VA examiner's opinion
Denied
Existing 10% rating for symptoms requiring continuous treatment is appropriate.; Evidence does not reflect symptoms not controlled by continuous treatment.; No basis for rating in excess of 10%.
No current diagnosis or functional impairment found.; No in-service event or continuity of symptomatology.; Lay statements not competent to address medical matters.
No in-service fibroid issues in STRs; VA exams found fibroids less likely than not due to service; No nexus to conceded toxic exposures
Rules that apply to uterus disease 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
Research your uterus disease case
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How these numbers are calculated
- Rates count decisions in which the Board decided a uterus disease 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.