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DC 7312Digestive System38 CFR § 4.114

Cirrhosis of the liver

VA disability rating criteria for Cirrhosis of the liver under Diagnostic Code 7312. The VA assigns ratings of 0%, 10%, 30%, 60%, 100% based on the severity and functional impact of your condition.

Rating Criteria

0%Disability Rating

Asymptomatic, but with a history of liver disease

10%Disability Rating

Liver disease with Model for End-Stage Liver Disease score greater than 6 but less than 10; or with evidence of either anorexia, weakness, abdominal pain or malaise

30%Disability Rating

Liver disease with Model for End-Stage Liver Disease score of 10 or 11; or with signs of portal hypertension such as splenomegaly or ascites (fluid in the abdomen) and either weakness, anorexia, abdominal pain, or malaise

60%Disability Rating

Liver disease with Model for End-Stage Liver Disease score greater than 11 but less than 15; or with daily fatigue and at least one episode in the last year of either (1) variceal hemorrhage, or (2) portal gastropathy or hepatic encephalopathy

100%Disability Rating

Liver disease with Model for End-Stage Liver Disease score greater than or equal to 15; or with continuous daily debilitating symptoms, generalized weakness and at least one of the following: (1) ascites (fluid in the abdomen), or (2) a history of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, or (3) hepatic encephalopathy, or (4) variceal hemorrhage, or (5) coagulopathy, or (6) portal gastropathy, or (7) hepatopulmonary or hepatorenal syndrome

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