Intestine, small, resection of DC 7328
VA rates it under diagnostic code 7328 in 38 CFR 4.114. Body system: Digestive.
How VA rates it
The schedule allows 5 rating levels for this code: 0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, and 80%. VA picks the level whose criteria best match your symptoms and records.
Source: 38 CFR 4.114 on eCFR. Read the full criteria there before you file.
Rating levels and criteria
| Rating | What the schedule says |
|---|---|
| 80% | Status post intestinal resection with undernutrition and anemia; and requiring total parenteral nutrition (TPN) |
| 60% | Status post intestinal resection with undernutrition and anemia; and requiring prescribed oral dietary supplementation, continuous medication and intermittent total parenteral nutrition (TPN) |
| 40% | Status post intestinal resection with four or more episodes of diarrhea per day resulting in undernutrition and anemia; and requiring prescribed oral dietary supplementation and continuous medication |
| 20% | Status post intestinal resection with four or more episodes of diarrhea per day |
| 0% | Status post intestinal resection, asymptomatic |
Criteria text from 38 CFR 4.114, eCFR as of November 10, 2026. The eCFR is the official source if anything here differs.
Notes in the schedule (1)
Note: This diagnostic code includes short bowel syndrome, mesenteric ischemic thrombosis, and post-bariatric surgery complications. Where short bowel syndrome results in high-output syndrome, to include high-output stoma, consider assigning a higher evaluation under DC 7329 (Intestine, large, resection of).
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