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DC 7348: Vagotomy With Pyloroplasty Or Gastroenterostomy
Read VA diagnostic code 7348 for Vagotomy with pyloroplasty or gastroenterostomy: published criteria, regulatory notes, related codes and official sources checked October 25, 2026.
Published criteria from 38 CFR 4.114, current through 2026-10-22. Historical decisions may require a different version. This reference does not diagnose a condition or determine an evaluation.
The Digestive System · All Diagnostic Codes
DC 7348: Vagotomy With Pyloroplasty Or Gastroenterostomy
Diagnostic code 7348 addresses Vagotomy with pyloroplasty or gastroenterostomy. Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
| Rating | |
|---|---|
| 7348 Vagotomy with pyloroplasty or gastroenterostomy: | |
| Following confirmation of postoperative complications of stricture or continuing gastric retention | 40 |
| With symptoms and confirmed diagnosis of alkaline gastritis, or with confirmed persisting diarrhea | 30 |
| With incomplete vagotomy | 20 |
| Note: Rate recurrent ulcer following complete vagotomy under DC 7304 (Peptic ulcer disease), with a minimum rating of 20%; and rate post-operative residuals not addressed by this diagnostic code under DC 7303 (Chronic complications of upper gastrointestinal surgery). |
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