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Avitaminosis
Diagnostic code 6313 · Infectious diseases, immune disorders and nutritional deficiencies · 38 CFR 4.88b
Rating criteria: the exact regulation text
Quoted from 38 CFR 4.88b. The "Rating" column is the percentage VA assigns for that level.
| Criteria | Rating |
|---|---|
| 6313 Avitaminosis: | |
| Marked mental changes, moist dermatitis, inability to retain adequate nourishment, exhaustion, and cachexia | 100 |
| With all of the symptoms listed below, plus mental symptoms and impaired bodily vigor | 60 |
| With stomatitis, diarrhea, and symmetrical dermatitis | 40 |
| With stomatitis, or achlorhydria, or diarrhea | 20 |
| Confirmed diagnosis with nonspecific symptoms such as: decreased appetite, weight loss, abdominal discomfort, weakness, inability to concentrate and irritability | 10 |
Where else the regulation mentions this code
These lines appear under other codes or headings in the schedule and name this code.
Note (2): If pancreatic surgery results in a vitamin or mineral deficiency (e.g., B12, iron, calcium, or fat-soluble vitamins), evaluate under the appropriate vitamin/mineral deficiency code and assign the higher rating. For example, evaluate Vitamin A, B, C or D deficiencies under DC 6313; ocular manifestations of vitamin deficiencies, such as night blindness, under DC 6313; keratitis or keratomalacia due to Vitamin A deficiency under DC 6001; Vitamin E deficiency under neuropathy; and Vitamin K deficiency under prolonged clotting (e.g., DC 7705).
Under diagnostic code 7303 (Chronic complications of upper gastrointestinal surgery)
Notes for the whole table
Note: Rate any residual disability of infection within the appropriate body system as indicated by the notes in the evaluation criteria. As applicable, consider the long-term health effects potentially associated with infectious diseases as listed in § 3.317(d) of this chapter, specifically Brucellosis, Campylobacter jejuni, Coxiella burnetii (Q fever), Malaria, Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, Nontyphoid Salmonella, Shigella, Visceral Leishmaniasis, and West Nile virus.
Related codes in the regulation
- 7303 Chronic complications of upper gastrointestinal surgeryMentioned together
The VA exam form for this condition
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Rules that apply to this body system
Where this comes from
38 CFR 4.88b, VA's Schedule for Rating Disabilities, from the official eCFR.
Regulation text current as of October 16, 2026.
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