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VA rating schedule, diagnostic code 7336
Hemorrhoids are swollen, irritated veins inside the rectum (internal) or under the skin around the anus (external). The VA rates this condition in its digestive system rules under 38 CFR 4.114, using diagnostic code 7336, titled "Hemorrhoids, external or internal." To be paid for hemorrhoids, the VA first has to agree the condition is connected to your military service, and then it measures how severe the condition is to set a percentage. Remember that a denial is a starting point, not the end — there are review and appeal options if you disagree with a decision.
The VA sets the rating by your symptoms, not by a doctor's clinical "grade." Under the current rules, a 20% rating applies to internal or external hemorrhoids with persistent bleeding and anemia, or to continuously prolapsed internal hemorrhoids with three or more episodes of thrombosis (clots) per year. A 10% rating applies to prolapsed internal hemorrhoids with two or fewer episodes of thrombosis per year, or to external hemorrhoids with three or more episodes of thrombosis per year. These criteria were updated effective May 19, 2024, and the old 0% (noncompensable) level was removed from the code itself because the VA found the old wording too vague. Even so, the VA can still assign a 0% rating using 38 CFR 4.31 when the symptoms don't meet the 10% level, and a 0% condition can still count toward a possible 10% rating when you have two or more 0% conditions under 38 CFR 3.324.
Hemorrhoids are not part of the special toxic-exposure presumptive lists (such as Agent Orange, burn pits/PACT Act, or Camp Lejeune), so the rating rules here focus on the condition itself rather than an exposure shortcut. Because of that, hemorrhoids are generally connected to service in a direct way (the condition began in or is linked to service) or in a secondary way (caused or worsened by another service-connected condition, such as a chronic bowel problem). Good medical records showing your specific symptoms — bleeding, anemia, prolapse, and any thrombosis episodes — are what the VA matches against the rating criteria above.
This is educational information about how the VA's rules generally work; it is not legal advice and not a VA decision about your individual claim.
Grounded in federal regulations and VA guidance, independently reviewed June 2026. Educational information, not legal advice or a VA determination.
Across 7,944 real Board appeals for Hemorrhoids
A denial is often not the end either — remands (shown below) are sent back for more development and can still end in a grant. These are historical outcomes, not a prediction of your case.
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Among the appeals that were granted or partly granted, the most common ways Hemorrhoids was linked to service:
In appeals where Hemorrhoids was the only condition decided and the Board granted it, the rating most often assigned was:
These appeals involved a recognized exposure — which can mean the link to service is presumed, with no nexus to prove:
The Veteran's claim for service connection for tension headaches was granted with an effective date of August 28, 2014.,Service connection for eczema was granted with an effective date of August 10, 2022. The Veteran requested an earlier effective date but the request was denied.
The Veteran's hemorrhoids with persistent bleeding and fissures are now rated at 20 percent effective May 19, 2023.
The Board has granted service connection for hemorrhoids and awarded a TDIU effective November 9, 2021, due to the Veteran's PTSD. The effective date was determined based on the record raising the issue of TDIU while his PTSD claim was pending.
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him in need of regular aid and attendance, as evidenced by his inability to dress or undress himself, keep himself clean and presentable, and manage his daily medications. The Board has granted entitlement to SMC(l).
The Board has granted service connection for lumbar spine disorder, right hip disorder, and left hip disorder. Service connection is also granted for hemorrhoids.,An effective date of April 17, 2025, was assigned for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss.
The Veteran's residuals of thyroidectomy are granted as service connection is established.,New evidence has been received to reopen the claim for bilateral hearing loss, and it is now pending for readjudication.,The Veteran's claims for hemorrhoids (claimed as hiatal hernia) and hiatal hernia (claimed as abdominal hernia) have been reopened due to new relevant evidence. The claims are currently pending for readjudication.
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