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Intestine, small, resection of
Diagnostic code 7328 · Digestive system · 38 CFR 4.114
Rating criteria: the exact regulation text
Quoted from 38 CFR 4.114. The "Rating" column is the percentage VA assigns for that level.
| Criteria | Rating |
|---|---|
| 7328 Intestine, small, resection of: | |
| Status post intestinal resection with undernutrition and anemia; and requiring total parenteral nutrition (TPN) | 80 |
| Status post intestinal resection with undernutrition and anemia; and requiring prescribed oral dietary supplementation, continuous medication and intermittent total parenteral nutrition (TPN) | 60 |
| Status post intestinal resection with four or more episodes of diarrhea per day resulting in undernutrition and anemia; and requiring prescribed oral dietary supplementation and continuous medication | 40 |
| Status post intestinal resection with four or more episodes of diarrhea per day | 20 |
| Status post intestinal resection, asymptomatic | 0 |
| Note: This diagnostic code includes short bowel syndrome, mesenteric ischemic thrombosis, and post-bariatric surgery complications. Where short bowel syndrome results in high-output syndrome, to include high-output stoma, consider assigning a higher evaluation under DC 7329 (Intestine, large, resection of). |
Where else the regulation mentions this code
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Note (1): For resection of small intestine, use DC 7328.
Under diagnostic code 7303 (Chronic complications of upper gastrointestinal surgery)
Note (2): For evaluation of celiac disease with the predominant disability of malabsorption, use the greater evaluation between DC 7328 or celiac disease under DC 7355.
Following total or partial pancreatectomy, evaluate under Pancreatitis, chronic (DC 7347), Chronic complications of upper gastrointestinal surgery (DC 7303), or based on residuals such as malabsorption (Intestine, small, resection of, DC 7328), diarrhea (Irritable bowel syndrome, DC 7319, or Crohn's disease or undifferentiated form of inflammatory bowel disease, DC 7326), or diabetes (DC 7913), whichever provides the highest evaluation
Notes for the whole table
Do not combine ratings under diagnostic codes 7301 through 7329 inclusive, 7331, 7342, 7345 through 7350 inclusive, 7352, and 7355 through 7357 inclusive, with each other. Instead, when more than one rating is warranted under those diagnostic codes, assign a single evaluation under the diagnostic code that reflects the predominant disability picture, and elevate it to the next higher evaluation if warranted by the severity of the overall disability.
Related codes in the regulation
- 7329 Intestine, large, resection ofMentioned together
- 7303 Chronic complications of upper gastrointestinal surgeryMentioned together
- 7355 Celiac diseaseMentioned together
- 7357 Post pancreatectomy syndromeMentioned together
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38 CFR 4.114, VA's Schedule for Rating Disabilities, from the official eCFR.
Regulation text current as of October 16, 2026.
Change history for this code (38 CFR Part 4, Appendix A): Evaluation November 1, 1962; title, evaluation, criterion, and note May 19, 2024.
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