Vagotomy with pyloroplasty or gastroenterostomy DC 7348
VA rates it under diagnostic code 7348 in 38 CFR 4.114. Body system: Digestive.
How VA rates it
The schedule allows 3 rating levels for this code: 20%, 30%, and 40%. 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 |
|---|---|
| 40% | Following confirmation of postoperative complications of stricture or continuing gastric retention |
| 30% | With symptoms and confirmed diagnosis of alkaline gastritis, or with confirmed persisting diarrhea |
| 20% | With incomplete vagotomy |
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: Rate recurrent ulcer following complete vagotomy under DC 7304 (Peptic ulcer disease), with a minimum rating of 20%; and rate post-operative residuals not addressed by this diagnostic code under DC 7303 (Chronic complications of upper gastrointestinal surgery).
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Rating schedule data as of November 10, 2026. Secondary and presumptive links checked November 13, 2026.
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