VA Diagnostic Code 7307Gastritis, chronic:

Chronic Gastritis (VA Diagnostic Code 7307)

Understanding Chronic Gastritis and How the VA Rates It

Chronic gastritis is a digestive system condition rated by the VA under Diagnostic Code 7307, found in 38 CFR § 4.114.

Under the VA's rating rules, chronic gastritis is rated as Peptic Ulcer Disease (Diagnostic Code 7304). This means the VA uses the peptic ulcer disease criteria to determine your disability rating level.

Note: This diagnostic code includes Helicobacter pylori infection, drug-induced gastritis, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, and portal-hypertensive gastropathy with varix-related complications.

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Available Rating Levels

The VA assigns a rating percentage based on the severity of your symptoms and how they are documented and managed. The available levels for this condition are:

100%

Post-operative for perforation or hemorrhage, for three months.

60%

Continuous abdominal pain with intermittent vomiting, recurrent hematemesis (vomiting blood) or melena (tarry stools); and manifestations of anemia that require hospitalization at least once in the past 12 months.

40%

Episodes of abdominal pain, nausea, or vomiting that:

• last for at least three consecutive days in duration;
• occur four or more times in the past 12 months; and
• are managed by daily prescribed medication.

20%

Episodes of abdominal pain, nausea, or vomiting that:

• last for at least three consecutive days in duration;
• occur three times or less in the past 12 months; and
• are managed by daily prescribed medication.

0%

History of peptic ulcer disease documented by endoscopy or diagnostic imaging studies.

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What the VA Looks For

When rating chronic gastritis, the VA focuses on the specifics of your symptoms and medical documentation, including:

• The presence and severity of symptoms such as abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, vomiting blood (hematemesis), or tarry stools (melena).
• How often symptoms occur and how long they last — for example, whether episodes last at least three consecutive days and how many times they occur in a 12-month period.
• Whether symptoms are managed by daily prescribed medication.
• Manifestations of anemia and whether they required hospitalization in the past 12 months.
• Post-operative status related to perforation or hemorrhage.
• Documentation of a history of peptic ulcer disease through endoscopy or diagnostic imaging studies.