- Diagnostic Code
- 7348
- CFR Section
- §4.114 — Digestive
Rating Tiers
40%
Following confirmation of postoperative complications of stricture or continuing gastric retention
30%
With symptoms and confirmed diagnosis of alkaline gastritis, or with confirmed persisting diarrhea
20%
With incomplete vagotomy
What Raters Look For
Based on M21-1 adjudication criteria for Digestive conditions. These are the factors a VA rater evaluates when assigning a rating percentage.
M21-1 III.iv.4.D- •Weight loss — documented weight changes in treatment records
- •Frequency and severity of symptoms: pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
- •Dietary restrictions required due to the condition
- •Need for surgical intervention, feeding tubes, or colostomy
- •Imaging and endoscopy findings (scope reports, biopsy results)
- •Hepatic function if liver disease is involved: bilirubin, albumin, INR, Child-Pugh score