What happens during a C&P exam for Cholangitis?

Do NOT stretch, warm up, or take pain medication before your exam. The VA needs your baseline limitation. Report your WORST day. DeLuca v. Brown requires documentation of functional loss during flare-ups.

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Q: What are the VA rating percentages for Cholangitis?

Cholangitis (DC 7314) is rated at 0%, 10%, 30% under 38 CFR § 4.114, DC 7314. Asymptomatic, without history of a clinically documented attack of right upper quadrant pain with nausea and vomiting in the past 12 months.

Q: What rates 0% for Cholangitis under 38 CFR § 4.114, DC 7314?

Under 38 CFR § 4.114, DC 7314 (DC 7314), a 0% rating for Cholangitis requires: Asymptomatic, without history of a clinically documented attack of right upper quadrant pain with nausea and vomiting in the past 12 months.

Q: What rates 10% for Cholangitis under 38 CFR § 4.114, DC 7314?

Under 38 CFR § 4.114, DC 7314 (DC 7314), a 10% rating for Cholangitis requires: With one or two clinically documented attacks of right upper quadrant pain with nausea and vomiting in the past 12 months.

Q: What rates 30% for Cholangitis under 38 CFR § 4.114, DC 7314?

Under 38 CFR § 4.114, DC 7314 (DC 7314), a 30% rating for Cholangitis requires: With three or more clinically documented attacks of right upper quadrant pain with nausea and vomiting during the past 12 months; or requiring dilatation of biliary tract strictures at least once during the past 12 months.

Q: What evidence do I need for a Cholangitis VA claim?

Key evidence for a Cholangitis claim includes: Service treatment records showing injury or complaints; Imaging (X-ray, MRI, CT); Range of motion measurements; Flare-up documentation per Sharp v. Shulkin; Buddy statements describing limitations. All evidence should document both the condition and its impact on daily functioning.

DC 7314 | 38 CFR § 4.114, DC 7314 | 

✓ VERIFIED AGAINST 38 C.F.R.§ 4.114 (Digestive system) · reviewed 2026-05-17 · ClaimRecon Editorial Team

Cholangitis is rated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs under DC 7314 of 38 CFR § 4.114, DC 7314 across 3 severity tiers (0% / 10% / 30%). Service connection requires (1) a current diagnosis, (2) an in-service event, injury, or exposure, and (3) a medical nexus opinion linking the two under 38 C.F.R. § 3.303.

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Inflammation or infection of the bile duct system, often from obstruction by gallstones

RATING CRITERIA (3 LEVELS)

Asymptomatic, without history of a clinically documented attack of right upper quadrant pain with nausea and vomiting in the past 12 months.

10%

With one or two clinically documented attacks of right upper quadrant pain with nausea and vomiting in the past 12 months.

30%

With three or more clinically documented attacks of right upper quadrant pain with nausea and vomiting during the past 12 months; or requiring dilatation of biliary tract strictures at least once during the past 12 months.

KEY EVIDENCE TO GATHER

-Service treatment records showing injury or complaints

-Imaging (X-ray, MRI, CT)

-Range of motion measurements

-Flare-up documentation per Sharp v. Shulkin

-Buddy statements describing limitations

-Prescription history

-Physical therapy records

-Employment impact documentation

C&P EXAM TIPS (6)

1.Do NOT stretch, warm up, or take pain medication before your exam. The VA needs your baseline limitation.

2.Report your WORST day. DeLuca v. Brown requires documentation of functional loss during flare-ups.

3.Tell the examiner about flare-ups: frequency, duration, estimated ROM loss. Sharp v. Shulkin (2017) requires estimates.

4.Request active, passive, weight-bearing, and non-weight-bearing ROM testing per Correia v. McDonald (2016).

5.If you use assistive devices (brace, cane), bring them.

6.Describe daily activity impact: work, sleep, household tasks.

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SOURCES & EDITORIAL

Rating criteria text quoted verbatim from 38 C.F.R. § 4.114 (Digestive system). Source verified 2026-05-17 by ClaimRecon Editorial Team during a regulation-text comparison against the Cornell Law CFR mirror; eCFR.gov is the authoritative government source.

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