VA Diagnostic Code 7325Enteritis, chronic
Rated under § 4.114. No rating levels have been extracted for this code yet — use the official source.
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Summary
Rate as Irritable Bowel Syndrome (DC 7319) or Crohn's disease or undifferentiated form of inflammatory bowel disease (DC 7326), depending on the predominant disability.
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Chronic Enteritis (VA Diagnostic Code 7325)
Understanding Chronic Enteritis and How the VA Rates It
Body System: Digestive System Regulation: 38 CFR § 4.114 Diagnostic Code: 7325
What Is Chronic Enteritis?
Chronic enteritis is a long-term condition affecting the digestive system. When the VA evaluates this condition for disability purposes, it does not use a stand-alone rating formula. Instead, chronic enteritis is rated by comparison to related digestive conditions, based on how the condition actually presents.
How the VA Assigns a Rating
Under Diagnostic Code 7325, chronic enteritis is rated using the criteria for one of the following conditions, depending on the predominant disability:
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Diagnostic Code 7319), or
- Crohn's disease or an undifferentiated form of inflammatory bowel disease (Diagnostic Code 7326)
In other words, the VA looks at which related condition best matches the primary way your enteritis affects you, and applies that condition's rating criteria.
What the VA Looks For
When rating chronic enteritis, the VA focuses on identifying the predominant disability — that is, the main way the condition impacts you. The VA then applies the rating criteria from either DC 7319 (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) or DC 7326 (Crohn's disease / undifferentiated inflammatory bowel disease), whichever best reflects your predominant symptoms and their severity.
This overview is based on the VA rating schedule under 38 CFR § 4.114. Individual ratings depend on the specific facts of each case and how the condition presents.
These criteria are a rendering of § 4.114, diagnostic code 7325. The official version is the one that governs your rating.
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