Stomach injury residuals

For pre-operative ratings under DC 7301, medical records should document that a healthcare provider has identified symptomatic peritoneal adhesions and connected them to surgery, trauma, disease, or infection. Records showing any prescribed dietary restrictions help support the 30% and 50% levels. Hospital admission records for bowel obstruction are key to the 50% level. Documentation of an inoperable or treatment-resistant partial bowel obstruction, or records showing total parenteral nutrition was prescribed, supports the 80% level. Your own statements describing recurring abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, colic, constipation, or diarrhea are relevant at every symptomatic level.

For post-operative ratings under DC 7303, treatment records showing ongoing prescriptions or dietary plans for dumping syndrome or delayed gastric emptying help at the 10% and higher levels. Records of how often vomiting or diarrhea occurs, and whether symptoms happen daily, support the distinction between the 30% and 50% levels. Notes from providers documenting post-meal lightheadedness with sweating, or the need for specific medications, are relevant to the 50% level. Records confirming continuous tube feeding or total parenteral nutrition lasting more than 30 consecutive days in the last six months support the 80% level. Statements from you or people who know you describing how symptoms affect eating, work, and daily activities can help show the full picture at any level.