VA Disability Rating for Cholelithiasis, chronic (DC 7315)

Body system: Digestive SystemRegulation: 38 CFR § 4.114DBQ: DBQ GI Gallbladder & Pancreas

DC 7315 covers chronic cholelithiasis, gallstones. The regulation rates it as chronic biliary tract disease under DC 7314 (38 CFR 4.114): 30% with three or more documented attacks of right upper abdominal pain with nausea and vomiting in the past 12 months, or a biliary stricture that had to be dilated at least once in the past 12 months; 10% with one or two such attacks; 0% with none. There is no 60% level.

Rating levels

  • Note — Cholelithiasis is gallstones in the gallbladder; chronic cholelithiasis means recurring or persistent stones with symptoms. The VA rates it using the criteria for chronic biliary tract disease, DC 7314, under 38 CFR 4.114: 30% with three or more documented attacks of right upper abdominal pain with nausea and vomiting in the past 12 months, or a biliary stricture that had to be dilated at least once in the past 12 months; 10% with one or two such attacks; 0% with none.

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