Pancreatitis, chronic DC 7347
VA rates it under diagnostic code 7347 in 38 CFR 4.114. Body system: Digestive.
Also searched as: pancreatitis.
How VA rates it
The schedule allows 3 rating levels for this code: 30%, 60%, and 100%. 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 |
|---|---|
| 100% | Daily episodes of abdominal or mid-back pain that require three or more hospitalizations per year; and pain management by a physician; and maldigestion and malabsorption requiring dietary restriction and pancreatic enzyme supplementation |
| 60% | Three or more episodes of abdominal or mid-back pain per year and at least one episode per year requiring hospitalization for management either of complications related to abdominal pain or complications of tube enteral feeding |
| 30% | At least one episode per year of abdominal or mid-back pain that requires ongoing outpatient medical treatment for pain, digestive problems, or management of related complications including but not limited to cyst, pseudocyst, intestinal obstruction, or ascites |
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 (2)
Note (1): Appropriate diagnostic studies must confirm that abdominal pain in this condition results from pancreatitis.
Note (2): Separately rate endocrine dysfunction resulting in diabetes due to pancreatic insufficiency under DC 7913 (Diabetes mellitus).
Related medications
Medications that can cause or worsen it
If you take one of these for a service-connected condition, this condition may be claimable as secondary to that condition. You need a diagnosis, your prescription records, and a medical opinion.
GLP-1 medicines (for example semaglutide, liraglutide, dulaglutide, exenatide) Possible link
GLP-1 labels warn about pancreatitis. VA rates the chronic form, so a lasting condition is needed.
Sources: FDA label: Semaglutide (DailyMed)
Valproate (divalproex, valproic acid) (Depakote) Possible link
Valproate has a boxed warning for pancreatitis. VA rates the chronic form, so a lasting condition is needed.
Sources: FDA label: Valproate (divalproex, valproic acid) (DailyMed)
Medications prescribed for it
A prescription shows the condition was diagnosed. It still needs its own link to service.
- Pancrelipase (Creon, Zenpep). FDA labels: Pancrelipase (DailyMed)
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Rating schedule data as of November 10, 2026. Secondary and presumptive links checked November 13, 2026.
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