Surgical replacement of a diseased pancreas with a healthy donor pancreas.
For the 100% rating from the date of hospital admission, records that document the admission date and the transplant surgery itself are central. Hospital admission records, operative reports, and discharge summaries directly establish when the rating period begins and ends.
One year after discharge, VA will schedule a mandatory examination to measure your ongoing condition. Medical records from that period showing how your body has responded to the transplant, any rejection episodes, immunosuppressant therapy, lab results reflecting organ function, and any complications will all bear on the rating assigned after that exam. Your own statements, and statements from family members or caregivers, describing how your symptoms affect daily activities and work can also help show the severity of your condition at the time of the examination. Because the minimum rating after the one-year mark is 30%, evidence that documents continued impairment from the transplant and its treatment is relevant to whether a rating above 30% is warranted.
Conditions that are often caused or made worse by this one. If you have any of these, they may be claimable as secondary service connection.
