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title: "DC 7344 - Benign neoplasms, exclusive of skin growths"
diagnostic_code: "7344"
body_system: "Digestive System"
cfr_section: "§ 4.114"
canonical: "https://veteranai.co/va-rating-schedule/digestive/7344-benign-neoplasms-exclusive-of-skin-growths"
source: "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/section-4.114"
updated: "2026-07-21T04:18:50.485161Z"
---

# DC 7344 - Benign neoplasms, exclusive of skin growths

Rated under § 4.114. Body system: Digestive System.

Evaluate under a diagnostic code appropriate to the predominant disability or the specific residuals after treatment.

## Rating criteria

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

## Notes

- Note: This diagnostic code includes lipoma, leiomyoma, colon polyps, or villous adenoma.

# Benign Neoplasms of the Digestive System (Diagnostic Code 7344)

## Understanding Your VA Disability Rating

**Diagnostic Code:** 7344
**Regulation:** § 4.114
**Body System:** Digestive System

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## What This Condition Covers

Diagnostic Code 7344 addresses **benign (non-cancerous) neoplasms**, or abnormal growths, within the digestive system. This code specifically **excludes skin growths**.

According to the VA, this diagnostic code includes conditions such as:

- **Lipoma**
- **Leiomyoma**
- **Colon polyps**
- **Villous adenoma**

These are growths that are not cancerous but may still affect your health or require treatment.

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## How the VA Rates This Condition

Unlike many conditions that use a fixed set of percentage levels, benign neoplasms under Diagnostic Code 7344 do not have a standalone rating ladder. Instead, the VA evaluates the condition based on its actual effects on your body.

The VA rates this condition **under a diagnostic code appropriate to the predominant disability, or the specific residuals that remain after treatment.**

In plain terms, this means:

- The VA looks at how the neoplasm — or the lingering effects following its treatment — primarily affects you.
- Your rating is then assigned using the diagnostic code that best matches that predominant disability or those residual effects.

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## What the VA Looks For

When evaluating a benign neoplasm of the digestive system, the VA focuses on:

- **The predominant disability** caused by the condition, and/or
- **The specific residuals** (remaining symptoms or effects) that continue after the neoplasm has been treated.

Because the evaluation is tied to your predominant disability or post-treatment residuals, the applicable rating criteria will reflect the diagnostic code that most closely corresponds to your individual situation.

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*This information is provided for general educational purposes and is based on the VA rating schedule under § 4.114. It is not legal advice, and individual outcomes depend on the specific facts of each claim.*

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