VASRD 7307 · Digestive System
Chronic Gastritis (Including H. pylori and Drug-Induced Gastritis) VA Disability Rating
Chronic gastritis is long-standing inflammation of the stomach lining, which can cause abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and bleeding. The schedule's Note puts several conditions under this one code: Helicobacter pylori infection, drug-induced gastritis, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, and portal-hypertensive gastropathy with varix-related complications. DC 7307 carries no percentages of its own; the entry reads "Rate as peptic ulcer disease (DC 7304)", so the evaluation is built from that code's criteria.
VA Rating Tiers
| Rating | Criteria |
|---|---|
| 100% | The first three months after surgery for a perforation or hemorrhage |
| 60% | Constant pain with vomiting or bleeding, plus anemia needing hospital care |
| 40% | Three-day flare-ups four or more times a year on daily prescribed medicine |
| 20% | Three-day flare-ups up to three times a year on daily prescribed medicine |
| 0% | Peptic ulcer disease found on scope or imaging, without the symptoms above |
How the VA Evaluates Chronic Gastritis (Including H. pylori and Drug-Induced Gastritis)
DC 7307 has no ladder. Its criteria row reads "Rate as peptic ulcer disease (DC 7304)", so a chronic gastritis evaluation is taken from DC 7304's criteria and turns on counted episodes rather than on what a scope shows. Under those criteria, 20 percent requires "episodes of abdominal pain, nausea, or vomiting, that: last for at least three consecutive days in duration; occur three times or less in the past 12 months; and are managed by daily prescribed medication", and 40 percent is the same picture "four or more times in the past 12 months". 60 percent requires "continuous abdominal pain with intermittent vomiting, recurrent hematemesis (vomiting blood) or melena (tarry stools); and manifestations of anemia which require hospitalization at least once in the past 12 months". 100 percent applies "post-operative for perforation or hemorrhage, for three months", after which DC 7304's Note calls for a mandatory VA medical examination and rating on residuals. A documented history confirmed by endoscopy or diagnostic imaging studies, without those episode findings, is 0 percent. Nothing in the current criteria turns on hypertrophy of the stomach lining.
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Best Evidence to Gather
- •Endoscopy or diagnostic imaging studies, the documentation the borrowed DC 7304 criteria name.
- •H. pylori test results, or the treatment records identifying the medication behind a drug-induced gastritis diagnosis.
- •Clinic notes dating each episode and recording how long it lasted.
- •A prescription record showing daily prescribed medication.
- •Hospital and laboratory records for any episode involving hematemesis, melena, or anemia.
Strategy Tips
- •Because DC 7307 is rated as peptic ulcer disease, the evidence that decides the percentage is what DC 7304 counts: dated episodes, how many consecutive days each lasted, how many fell in the past 12 months, and whether daily prescribed medication was required.
- •Keep the H. pylori test results, or the medication history behind a drug-induced gastritis diagnosis, in the file — the Note brings both within this code by name.
- •If Zollinger-Ellison syndrome or portal-hypertensive gastropathy with varix-related complications appears in your record, make sure the diagnosis is stated by name, since the Note lists both under DC 7307.
C&P Exam Pitfalls
- •Treating the exam as a question about what the scope shows. The evaluation comes from DC 7304's episode-based criteria, and an endoscopy report on its own establishes neither frequency nor duration.
- •Episodes handled at home or by phone that never entered the record, leaving no countable episodes for the past 12 months.
- •A gastritis diagnosis with no documented cause, when the Note specifically brings H. pylori infection and drug-induced gastritis within this code.
Common Filing Mistakes
- •Filing on the older "hypertrophic gastritis" framing. The schedule's title is "Gastritis, chronic", and no current criterion under this code turns on hypertrophy or on a biopsy showing it.
- •Submitting a scope report and nothing else, when the percentage is decided by counted episodes and daily prescribed medication under DC 7304.
- •Leaving a documented H. pylori infection or drug-induced origin out of the claim when the Note names both.
Onset Patterns
- •The schedule's Note names Helicobacter pylori infection and drug-induced gastritis as part of this code, so how the gastritis arose is recorded under the same diagnostic code either way.
- •The borrowed DC 7304 criteria are written to count episodes — their duration and how many fell in the past 12 months — rather than to describe a constant state.
Secondary Conditions
Conditions commonly linked to Chronic Gastritis (Including H. pylori and Drug-Induced Gastritis). Service-connecting a secondary condition can increase your combined rating.
Common questions about Chronic Gastritis (Including H. pylori and Drug-Induced Gastritis)
- Is Chronic Gastritis (Including H. pylori and Drug-Induced Gastritis) a VA-rated disability?
- Yes. The VA rates Chronic Gastritis (Including H. pylori and Drug-Induced Gastritis) under VASRD diagnostic code 7307 (Digestive System). Chronic gastritis is long-standing inflammation of the stomach lining, which can cause abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and bleeding. The schedule's Note puts several conditions un…
- What VA disability rating can I get for Chronic Gastritis (Including H. pylori and Drug-Induced Gastritis)?
- Possible VA ratings for Chronic Gastritis (Including H. pylori and Drug-Induced Gastritis) are 100%, 60%, 40%, 20%, 0%. Examples: 100%: The first three months after surgery for a perforation or hemorrhage; 60%: Constant pain with vomiting or bleeding, plus anemia needing hospital care; 40%: Three-day flare-ups four or…
- What evidence helps prove Chronic Gastritis (Including H. pylori and Drug-Induced Gastritis) for VA disability?
- Strong evidence for a Chronic Gastritis (Including H. pylori and Drug-Induced Gastritis) claim includes: Endoscopy or diagnostic imaging studies, the documentation the borrowed DC 7304 criteria name.; H. pylori test results, or the treatment records identifying the medication behind a drug-induced gastritis diagnosis.…
- What mistakes should veterans avoid when claiming Chronic Gastritis (Including H. pylori and Drug-Induced Gastritis)?
- Common pitfalls when filing for Chronic Gastritis (Including H. pylori and Drug-Induced Gastritis): Filing on the older "hypertrophic gastritis" framing. The schedule's title is "Gastritis, chronic", and no current criterion under this code turns on hypertrophy or on a biopsy showing it.; Submitting a scope report and…
- What conditions are commonly secondary to Chronic Gastritis (Including H. pylori and Drug-Induced Gastritis)?
- Conditions often service-connected as secondary to Chronic Gastritis (Including H. pylori and Drug-Induced Gastritis) include: GERD, Anemia. Filing for secondary conditions can increase a veteran's combined VA rating.
Official sources
- 38 CFR § 4.114 — Schedule of ratings — digestive system (Diagnostic Code 7307)
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