Rating Regulation
38 CFR § 4.114
Schedule of ratings: digestive system
How the Board has used this section
53.6%
Any-grant when cited
29,673
Decisions citing it
Approx. 53.6% of published Board decisions that cite this section granted at least one issue. This reflects the mix of claims where the section comes up, not the legal merit of any single claim. See the decisions.
Diagnostic codes most associated with it
DC 7318 , Cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal), complications of (such as strictures and biliary leaks)300 decisionsDC 7336 , Hemorrhoids, external or internal4,117 decisionsDC 7335 , Ano, fistula in, including anorectal fistula and anorectal abscess128 decisionsDC 7203 , Esophagus, stricture of266 decisionsDC 7323 , Colitis, ulcerative578 decisionsDC 7332 , Rectum and anus, impairment of sphincter control416 decisionsDC 7301 , Peritoneum, adhesions of, due to surgery, trauma, disease, or infection182 decisionsDC 7338 , Hernia, including femoral, inguinal, umbilical, ventral, incisional, and other (but not including hiatal)2,824 decisions
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