Education · 38 CFR § 4.114 · Digestive system · not your rating · we do not file
Intestinal fistulous disease, external VA rating (DC 7330)
VA rates intestinal fistulous disease, external under diagnostic code 7330 in 38 CFR § 4.114. The rule book lists 30%, 60%, and 100%. Below: each level in plain English, then the exact words.
Rule-book name: Intestinal fistulous disease, external. Last checked against eCFR on 2026-10-10 (eCFR issue 2026-08-27). Official text: 38 CFR § 4.114 on eCFR.
Each rating level in plain English
- 100%: The published words look at: how often it happens.
- 60%: The published words look at: how often it happens.
- 30%: The published words look at: bowel problems like diarrhea, constipation, or accidents.
Plain words come from our reading aid for the published words. They never add a symptom. The quotes below are the rule.
Exact words in 38 CFR § 4.114
100% · “Requiring total parenteral nutrition (TPN); or enteral nutritional support along with at least one of the following: (1) daily discharge equivalent to four or more ostomy bags (sized 130 cc), (2) requiring ten or more pad changes per day, or (3) a Body Mass Index (BMI) less than 16 and persistent drainage (any amount) for more than 1 month during the past 12 months”
60% · “Requiring enteral nutritional support along with at least one of the following: (1) daily discharge equivalent to three or less ostomy bags (sized 130 cc), (2) requiring fewer than ten pad changes per day, or (3) a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 16 to 18 inclusive and persistent drainage (any amount) for more than 2 months in the past 12 months”
30% · “Intermittent fecal discharge with persistent drainage for more than 3 months in the past 12 months”
Notes printed with this code
“Note: This code applies to external fistulas that have developed as a consequence of abdominal trauma, surgery, radiation, malignancy, infection, or ischemia.”
What records usually show this
VA reads these things from your records: service treatment records, VA and private treatment records, and the VA claim exam (C&P exam). The published words on this page talk about:
- How often it happens: usually found in treatment notes or the VA claim exam (C&P exam) report that describe it, when those exist.
- Bowel problems like diarrhea, constipation, or accidents: usually found in treatment notes, prescriptions, or a log you kept that show how often, when those records exist.
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Common questions
What percentages does the VA rating schedule list for Intestinal fistulous disease, external (DC 7330)?
38 CFR § 4.114 lists 30%, 60%, and 100% for diagnostic code 7330. VA decides which line fits from the evidence. This page is not your rating.
Where do these words come from?
They are quoted from the public eCFR copy of 38 CFR § 4.114, last checked 2026-10-10. The official page is linked on this page so you can check every word.
Does this page tell me what my rating will be?
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