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Chronic Gastritis (Including H. pylori and Drug-Induced Gastritis) VA disability rating & claim guide
The VA rates Chronic Gastritis (Including H. pylori and Drug-Induced Gastritis) under diagnostic code 7307, in 38 CFR § 4.114 (digestive system), and the schedule provides five evaluation levels for it: 100%, 60%, 40%, 20% and 0%.
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How the VA rates Chronic Gastritis (Including H. pylori and Drug-Induced Gastritis)
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.
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.
- Diagnostic code
- 7307
- Rating schedule
- 38 CFR § 4.114
- Schedule levels
- 100%, 60%, 40%, 20% and 0%
How does the VA choose a rating level?
Which level applies is set by the criteria the evidence meets, not by the diagnosis. Where there is a question as to which of two evaluations applies, 38 CFR § 4.7 assigns the higher one if the disability picture more nearly approximates the criteria required for that rating.
EXPLORE THE PERCENTAGES
Chronic Gastritis (Including H. pylori and Drug-Induced Gastritis) VA rating criteria (DC 7307)
Choose a percentage to see what that level means. Open the full comparison to read all the criteria in one place.
These are published rating criteria. Selecting a level does not predict your VA decision.
IN THE REGULATION’S OWN WORDS
What 38 CFR also says about Chronic Gastritis (Including H. pylori and Drug-Induced Gastritis)
The notes 38 CFR Part 4 prints with these criteria, quoted. They govern how the evaluation is made without being a rating level themselves.
- “Note: After three months at the 100% evaluation, rate on residuals as determined by mandatory VA medical examination. Apply the provisions of § 3.105(e) of this chapter to any change in evaluation based upon that or any subsequent examination.”DC 7304
BUILD YOUR EVIDENCE, ONE PIECE AT A TIME
Evidence for your Chronic Gastritis (Including H. pylori and Drug-Induced Gastritis) claim
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THE EXAM FORM
Which DBQ is used for Chronic Gastritis (Including H. pylori and Drug-Induced Gastritis)?
VA's page says: “You can use these forms to submit medical evidence from your health care providers.”
Source: VA: Public Disability Benefits Questionnaires (DBQs), read September 18, 2026.
SMALL DETAILS. BETTER PREPARATION.
Preparing your Chronic Gastritis (Including H. pylori and Drug-Induced Gastritis) claim
Start with the practical tips, then explore the common oversights. You don’t need to work through everything at once.
Practical tips for your claim3 tips
- 01
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.
- 02
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.
- 03
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 to keep in mind3 tips
- 01
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.
- 02
Episodes handled at home or by phone that never entered the record, leaving no countable episodes for the past 12 months.
- 03
A gastritis diagnosis with no documented cause, when the Note specifically brings H. pylori infection and drug-induced gastritis within this code.
Common filing mistakes3 tips
- 01
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.
- 02
Submitting a scope report and nothing else, when the percentage is decided by counted episodes and daily prescribed medication under DC 7304.
- 03
Leaving a documented H. pylori infection or drug-induced origin out of the claim when the Note names both.
When symptoms may first appear2 tips
- 01
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.
- 02
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.
THE BROADER PICTURE
Chronic Gastritis (Including H. pylori and Drug-Induced Gastritis) by the numbers
- Veterans service-connected
- ~1,800 veterans
Vetrify editorial estimates informed by VA published claims data (VBA Annual Benefits Report) and the VA rating schedule, not official VA statistics.
LET’S CLEAR A FEW THINGS UP
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 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.
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%: Post-operative for perforation or hemorrhage, for three months; 60%: 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; 40%: Episodes of abdominal pain, nausea, or vomiting, that: last for at least three consecutive days in duration; occur four or more times in the past 12 months; and are managed by daily prescribed medication.
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; Clinic notes dating each episode and recording how long it lasted; A prescription record showing daily prescribed medication.
Which DBQ is used for Chronic Gastritis (Including H. pylori and Drug-Induced Gastritis)?
VA's Stomach and Duodenum Disability Benefits Questionnaire (DBQ) is on its public list of DBQs. VA's page says: "You can use these forms to submit medical evidence from your health care providers."
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 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.
What conditions can be secondary to Chronic Gastritis (Including H. pylori and Drug-Induced Gastritis)?
Conditions that can be service-connected as secondary to Chronic Gastritis (Including H. pylori and Drug-Induced Gastritis), when a medical opinion links them, include: GERD. A secondary condition gets its own rating, which VA combines with the veteran's other ratings under 38 CFR 4.25.
Official sources
- 38 CFR § 4.114, Schedule of ratings, digestive system (Diagnostic Code 7307)
- 38 CFR § 4.7, higher of two evaluations
Criteria in quotation marks are the regulation’s own words; everything else on this page is Vetrify’s summary of it. The eCFR text is authoritative. See how Vetrify derives its numbers.
How these figures are checked: our methodology and the open dataset.
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