# Schedule for Rating Disabilities: The Digestive System
> **US Department of Veterans Affairs** · Final rule. · Published 2024-03-20 · Effective 2024-05-19 · 89 FR 19735
## Document
- **Document number:** 2024-05138
- **Category:** va-benefits
- **Agency:** US Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Federal Register citation:** 89 FR 19735
- **CFR reference:** 38 CFR 4
- **Publication date:** 2024-03-20
- **Effective date:** 2024-05-19
## Abstract

This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD) by revising the portion of the schedule that addresses the Digestive System. The effect of this action is to ensure that the rating schedule uses current medical terminology and provides detailed and updated criteria for evaluation of digestive conditions for disability rating purposes.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/03/20/2024-05138/schedule-for-rating-disabilities-the-digestive-system)
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