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title: "DC 7504 - Pyelonephritis, chronic"
diagnostic_code: "7504"
body_system: "Genitourinary System"
cfr_section: "§ 4.115b"
canonical: "https://veteranai.co/va-rating-schedule/genitourinary/7504-pyelonephritis-chronic"
source: "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/section-4.115b"
updated: "2026-07-21T20:50:19.561306Z"
---

# DC 7504 - Pyelonephritis, chronic

Rated under § 4.115b. Body system: Genitourinary System.

Rate as renal dysfunction or urinary tract infection, whichever is predominant.

## Rating criteria

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

## Notes

- Note: When evaluating any claim involving loss or loss of use of one or more creative organs, refer to § 3.350 of this chapter to determine whether the veteran may be entitled to special monthly compensation. Footnotes in the schedule indicate conditions which potentially establish entitlement to special monthly compensation; however, there are other conditions in this section which under certain circumstances also establish entitlement to special monthly compensation.

# Chronic Pyelonephritis (VA Diagnostic Code 7504)

## Understanding Your VA Rating for Chronic Pyelonephritis

Chronic pyelonephritis is a condition affecting the **genitourinary system**. It is listed under VA Diagnostic Code **7504** and evaluated according to **38 CFR § 4.115b**.

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### How the VA Rates This Condition

Unlike many conditions that have their own fixed schedule of percentage levels, chronic pyelonephritis does not use a standalone rating ladder. Instead, the VA rates it based on **whichever set of symptoms is predominant**:

- **As renal dysfunction**, or
- **As a urinary tract infection**

The VA looks at which of these two areas most significantly reflects your condition and applies the corresponding rating criteria.

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### What the VA Looks For

When evaluating chronic pyelonephritis, the VA determines whether your condition is best captured by the criteria for **renal dysfunction** or **urinary tract infection**, and rates it under whichever is predominant.

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### Additional Consideration: Special Monthly Compensation

**Note:** When evaluating any claim involving loss or loss of use of one or more creative organs, the VA refers to **§ 3.350** of this chapter to determine whether the veteran may be entitled to **special monthly compensation**. Footnotes in the schedule indicate conditions which potentially establish entitlement to special monthly compensation; however, there are other conditions in this section which under certain circumstances also establish entitlement to special monthly compensation.

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*This information is drawn directly from the VA rating schedule for Diagnostic Code 7504. It is provided for general educational purposes and does not constitute legal advice or a guarantee of any specific rating outcome.*

Source: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/section-4.115b