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title: "DC 7325 - Enteritis, chronic"
diagnostic_code: "7325"
body_system: "Digestive System"
cfr_section: "§ 4.114"
canonical: "https://veteranai.co/va-rating-schedule/digestive/7325-enteritis-chronic"
source: "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/section-4.114"
updated: "2026-07-21T04:13:28.596570Z"
---

# DC 7325 - Enteritis, chronic

Rated under § 4.114. Body system: Digestive System.

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.

## Rating criteria

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

# 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

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### 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.

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*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.*

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