VA Diagnostic Code 7310Stomach, injury of, residuals:
Rated under § 4.114. No rating levels have been extracted for this code yet — use the official source.
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Summary
Pre-operative: Rate as adhesions of peritoneum due to surgery, trauma, disease, or infection (DC 7301). No adhesions are necessary when evaluating under DC 7301. Post-operative: Rate as chronic complications of upper gastrointestinal surgery (DC 7303).
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Stomach Injury Residuals (VA Diagnostic Code 7310)
Digestive System · 38 CFR § 4.114
Understanding This Condition
Diagnostic Code 7310 addresses the residuals of a stomach injury — the lasting effects that can remain after the stomach has been injured. Under the VA rating schedule, this condition is not rated with its own standalone percentage scale. Instead, the VA evaluates it by referring to other related digestive-system diagnostic codes, depending on whether the residuals are pre-operative or post-operative.
How the VA Rates Stomach Injury Residuals
Because DC 7310 directs the rater to other diagnostic codes, the applicable rating levels come from those referenced codes. The VA determines which pathway applies based on your situation:
Pre-Operative Residuals
- Rated as adhesions of the peritoneum due to surgery, trauma, disease, or infection, using Diagnostic Code 7301.
- Important detail: no adhesions are necessary when evaluating under DC 7301 for these residuals.
Post-Operative Residuals
- Rated as chronic complications of upper gastrointestinal surgery, using Diagnostic Code 7303.
What the VA Looks For
When rating stomach injury residuals under DC 7310, the VA looks at:
- Whether the residuals are pre-operative or post-operative, since this determines which diagnostic code is applied.
- For pre-operative cases: the criteria associated with adhesions of the peritoneum (DC 7301) — noting that documented adhesions are not required to evaluate under this code.
- For post-operative cases: the criteria associated with chronic complications of upper gastrointestinal surgery (DC 7303).
This information is drawn directly from the VA rating schedule under 38 CFR § 4.114 and is provided for general educational purposes only.
These criteria are a rendering of § 4.114, diagnostic code 7310. The official version is the one that governs your rating.
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