BVA decisions by condition
Uterus removal: BVA grant rates and what wins
From 2017 to 2026, the Board of Veterans' Appeals decided a uterus removal issue in 597 decisions. It granted the uterus removal issue in 17.3% of them, below the 19.4% grant rate for all conditions, denied it in 30.0%, and remanded it in 51.1%. Counting only decisions on the merits (granted or denied), 36.5% were granted.
Decisions
597
2017–2026
Granted
17.3%
All conditions: 19.4%
Granted on the merits
36.5%
Granted ÷ (granted + denied)
Remanded
51.1%
Denied: 30.0%
Uterus removal outcomes by year
| Year | Issues decided | Granted | Denied | Remanded | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 69 | 8.7% | 33.3% | 53.6% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 74 | 16.2% | 32.4% | 50.0% | 1.4% |
| 2020 | 58 | 17.2% | 37.9% | 39.7% | 5.2% |
| 2021 | 54 | 11.1% | 38.9% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 55 | 14.5% | 16.4% | 63.6% | 5.5% |
| 2023 | 73 | 16.4% | 27.4% | 56.2% | 0.0% |
| 2024 | 86 | 19.8% | 22.1% | 58.1% | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 76 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 48.7% | 1.3% |
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 Other: dismissed, withdrawn or no clear outcome.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 removal decisions
For each kind of supporting evidence: how often the Board granted the uterus removal 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 | 100 | 66.2% | 27.6% | +38.5 pts |
| Claimed as secondary | 132 | 66.0% | 29.7% | +36.3 pts |
| Private medical opinion | 199 | 54.5% | 26.8% | +27.8 pts |
| Favorable VA exam | 84 | 52.5% | 32.1% | +20.3 pts |
| Lay statement | 482 | 37.0% | 34.0% | +3.0 pts |
- The Board applied the benefit-of-the-doubt rule (38 CFR 3.102) in 62.1% of the decisions that granted uterus removal.
- The Board found the veteran's statements credible in 21.4% of grants and 13.4% 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 removal 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 | 301 | 36.0% | 37.1% | −1.1 pts |
| Unfavorable VA exam | 424 | 32.6% | 50.8% | −18.2 pts |
Why the Board granted or denied uterus removal
Most common reasons in grants
- Current diagnosis established12
- Caused by the service-connected disability9
- Service connection established5
- Met criteria for 50 percent rating under DC 76172
- No contrary opinion of record2
- Hysterectomy performed for endometriosis2
- Already at the maximum schedular rating2
- Etiologically related to service2
Most common reasons in denials
- Already at the maximum schedular rating29
- Preponderance of the evidence against the claim19
- VA examiner: less likely than not related to service13
- Current diagnosis established7
- Service records negative or silent7
- No current diagnosis5
- No in-service complaints, treatment or diagnosis4
- 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 removal decisions
Granted
New and relevant evidence received; Partial hysterectomy caused by service-connected fibroids; Probative private medical opinion
Resolving reasonable doubt in Veteran's favor; Hysterectomy related to in-service pain and heavy bleeding; Nexus established by VA examiner's opinion
Met criteria for 50 percent rating under DC 7617.; Effective date of September 16, 2024, granted.; 100 percent criteria not met due to expired 3-month period.
Denied
Evidence persuasively weighs against service connection; No indication of in-service onset, relation, or aggravation
Veteran seeking increased rating for hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy.; Currently rated 50% under DC 7617.; DC 7617 allows 100% for 3 months post-surgery, then 50%.; Claim filed after the 3-month period, so 50% is maximum.
Veteran already receiving maximum schedular rating (50%).; No evidence supports higher or extraschedular rating.; Evidence persuasively against rating in excess of 50%.
Rules that apply to uterus removal 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 uterus removal 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.