VA Diagnostic Code 7309Stomach, stenosis of:
Rated under § 4.114. No rating levels have been extracted for this code yet — use the official source.
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Rate as chronic complications of upper gastrointestinal surgery (DC 7303) or peptic ulcer disease (DC 7304), depending on the predominant disability.
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Stomach Stenosis (VA Diagnostic Code 7309)
Digestive System · 38 CFR § 4.114
Understanding This Condition
Stomach stenosis refers to a narrowing (stenosis) of the stomach. Under the VA rating schedule, it is listed as Diagnostic Code 7309 within the Digestive System, governed by 38 CFR § 4.114.
How This Condition Is Rated
Stomach stenosis does not have its own standalone set of rating percentages. Instead, the VA rates it by analogy to a related condition, based on how your disability actually presents.
According to the rating criteria, stomach stenosis is rated as chronic complications of upper gastrointestinal surgery (Diagnostic Code 7303) or peptic ulcer disease (Diagnostic Code 7304), depending on the predominant disability.
In practical terms, this means the VA determines which of these two conditions most closely matches your predominant disability—that is, the way your symptoms primarily affect you—and applies that condition's rating framework.
What the VA Looks For
When evaluating stomach stenosis under Diagnostic Code 7309, the VA focuses on:
- The predominant disability — identifying whether your condition most closely resembles chronic complications of upper gastrointestinal surgery (DC 7303) or peptic ulcer disease (DC 7304).
- Applying the appropriate related diagnostic code's criteria based on that determination.
Because this condition is rated by analogy, the rating levels that apply will come from the referenced diagnostic code (DC 7303 or DC 7304) that best matches your presentation.
These criteria are a rendering of § 4.114, diagnostic code 7309. The official version is the one that governs your rating.
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