VA Disability Rating for Esophageal motility disorder (DC 7204)

Rating levels

• Note — DC 7204 does not have its own rating ladder. The VA rates esophageal motility disorder under DC 7203 (Esophagus, stricture of), which runs from 0% to 80% based on how often the stricture has to be dilated, whether a stent is needed, and whether it causes aspiration, undernutrition or the need for a feeding tube. See DC 7203 for the rating ladder.
• Note — DC 7204 is a broad code covering many esophageal motility and mechanical-obstruction disorders. Conditions explicitly included (non-exhaustive): ACHALASIA (cardiospasm, failure of the lower esophageal sphincter to relax); DIFFUSE ESOPHAGEAL SPASM (DES, uncoordinated contractions); CORKSCREW ESOPHAGUS (rosary-bead pattern of contractions); NUTCRACKER ESOPHAGUS (high-amplitude peristalsis); OTHER MOTOR DISORDERS of the esophagus; ESOPHAGEAL RINGS (including Schatzki rings, a thin mucosal ring at the squamocolumnar junction); MUCOSAL WEBS OR FOLDS; and ESOPHAGEAL IMPAIRMENT from systemic conditions such as MYASTHENIA GRAVIS, SCLERODERMA, and other neurologic conditions. All of these route to DC 7203 for the rating.