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title: "DC 7309 - Stomach, stenosis of:"
diagnostic_code: "7309"
body_system: "Digestive System"
cfr_section: "§ 4.114"
canonical: "https://veteranai.co/va-rating-schedule/digestive/7309-stomach-stenosis-of"
source: "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/section-4.114"
updated: "2026-07-21T18:19:51.347190Z"
---

# DC 7309 - Stomach, stenosis of:

Rated under § 4.114. Body system: Digestive System.

Rate as chronic complications of upper gastrointestinal surgery (DC 7303) or peptic ulcer disease (DC 7304), depending on the predominant disability.

## Rating criteria

No itemised criteria have been extracted for this code. Use the official source.

# 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.

Source: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/section-4.114