Hemorrhoids — VA Disability Rating & Claim Guide
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The DBQ for Hemorrhoids
Your C&P examiner fills out DBQ 21-0960H-2 (Rectum and Anus Conditions (Including Hemorrhoids)) — the form that decides your rating. You can have your own doctor complete the same DBQ and submit it as evidence.
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Prep →2026 Compensation Rates
Monthly compensation for Hemorrhoids, based on your overall combined VA disability rating.
| Rating | Monthly (Alone) | Monthly (w/ Spouse) | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10% | $180.42 | — | $2,165.04 |
| 20% | $356.66 | — | $4,279.92 |
| 30% | $552.47 | $617.47 | $6,629.64 |
| 40% | $795.84 | $882.84 | $9,550.08 |
| 50% | $1,132.90 | $1,241.90 | $13,594.80 |
| 60% | $1,435.02 | $1,566.02 | $17,220.24 |
| 70% | $1,808.45 | $1,961.45 | $21,701.40 |
| 80% | $2,102.15 | $2,277.15 | $25,225.80 |
| 90% | $2,362.30 | $2,559.30 | $28,347.60 |
| 100% | $3,938.58 | $4,158.17 | $47,262.96 |
Common Symptoms
Document these symptoms in your claim. The more thoroughly you describe how they affect your daily life, the stronger your claim.
Functional Limitations
VA rates disabilities based on how they limit your ability to function. Describe these limitations in your personal statement.
Rating Criteria for Hemorrhoids
Rating schedule under 38 CFR 4.114, DC 7336 (external or internal hemorrhoids). Criteria are simplified summaries; your specific rating depends on severity documented in your C&P exam.
Prolapsed internal hemorrhoids with two or fewer episodes per year of thrombosis; or external hemorrhoids with three or more episodes per year of thrombosis.
Internal or external hemorrhoids with persistent bleeding and anemia; or continuously prolapsed internal hemorrhoids with three or more episodes per year of thrombosis.
Verified against 38 CFR Part 4, the official VA rating schedule. Reviewed July 2026.
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Peer-Reviewed Medical Evidence
Real, verified studies from PubMed/NIH that support a Hemorrhoids claim. Bring these citations to your accredited VSO or C&P exam — they help show your condition is recognized in the medical literature and, where noted, linked to other service-connected conditions.
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2019 · PMID 29601902
Finding: Hemorrhoids are the third most common outpatient gastrointestinal diagnosis in the US, accounting for nearly 4 million office and emergency department visits annually. The review notes a low-fiber diet and constipation have historically been thought to increase risk, and lists bleeding, pain, pruritus, prolapse, and seepage as common symptoms.
Why it helps: Establishes that hemorrhoidal disease is extremely common and clinically significant, and identifies low-fiber diet and chronic constipation as long-recognized contributors -- useful background context for an etiology and risk-factor discussion on a claim page.
World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2012 · PMID 22563187
Finding: This review describes hemorrhoids as symptomatic enlargement and distal displacement of normal anal cushions, driven by abnormal dilatation/distortion of vascular channels and destructive changes in supporting connective tissue, with rectal bleeding during bowel movements as the most common symptom.
Why it helps: Provides a peer-reviewed mechanistic and clinical foundation for what hemorrhoidal disease is and how it develops, supporting an association between repeated anal-cushion strain and the condition.
Advances in Therapy, 2023 · PMID 36331754
Finding: In a systematic review of 44 publications, reported risk factors for hemorrhoidal disease were sedentary behavior, constipation, male gender, and age, and recurrence rates ranged from 0 to 56.5% after surgery or phlebotonics (most studies reporting 20% or less).
Why it helps: A systematic review supporting an association between sedentary behavior and chronic constipation and hemorrhoidal disease, and documenting that the condition frequently recurs -- relevant to chronicity and to lifestyle/occupational exposure arguments.
Gastroenterology, 2020 · nexus to chronic constipation, opioid-induced constipation · PMID 31945360
Finding: This review reports chronic constipation has a worldwide prevalence of about 15%, with straining and a sense of anorectal blockage as core features, and identifies opioid-induced constipation as a recognized secondary cause requiring peripherally acting mu-opioid antagonists.
Why it helps: Supports a secondary-nexus pathway in which constipation -- including constipation caused by opioid pain medications often prescribed for service-connected conditions -- produces chronic straining, a recognized contributor to hemorrhoids.
- Health benefits of dietary fiberSecondary
Nutrition Reviews, 2009 · nexus to low-fiber diet, chronic constipation · PMID 19335713
Finding: This review reports that increased dietary fiber intake benefits several gastrointestinal disorders including constipation and hemorrhoids, while average US fiber intakes are less than half of recommended levels (recommended 14 g per 1000 kcal).
Why it helps: Supports an association between low fiber intake/constipation and hemorrhoids, relevant where diet or medication-related bowel changes secondary to other service-connected conditions contribute to the condition.
- Emergency surgical treatment for active bleeding and anemia in patients with hemorrhoidal diseaseSecondary
Cirugia y Cirujanos, 2022 · nexus to iron deficiency anemia · PMID 35944106
Finding: In a retrospective study of 510 patients with hemorrhoidal disease, 10.3% (53 patients) presented with active hemorrhoidal bleeding plus clinical and biochemical anemia, with a mean hemoglobin of just 7.5 g/dL requiring emergency hemorrhoidectomy.
Why it helps: Supports an association in which hemorrhoidal bleeding can cause clinically significant anemia, relevant to claims for anemia as a condition secondary to service-connected hemorrhoids.
Every citation is real and verified against PubMed. This is general information, not medical or legal advice — your accredited VSO or representative can advise on your specific claim.
Evidence Checklist
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Common Treatments
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Hemorrhoids as a Secondary Condition
Hemorrhoids is commonly claimed secondary to these primary conditions:
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