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Painful scars are rated under diagnostic code 7804 at 10, 20, or 30 percent based on the number of scars that are painful or unstable.

Decided on Number of painful or unstable scars

Scars not on the head, face, or neck are rated by area: deep nonlinear scars (associated with underlying soft tissue damage) under diagnostic code 7801 from 10

Decided on Scar area and soft tissue damage

Soft tissue injuries of the mouth (diagnostic code 7200) are rated as disfigurement and painful scars (diagnostic codes 7800 and 7804) plus impairment of chewin

Decided on Scars & disfigurement characteristics

Gynecomastia has no diagnostic code of its own. Under the current schedule it is evaluated under diagnostic code 7631 (benign neoplasms of the breast and other

Decided on Residuals like scars or function

Pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB, razor bumps) has no diagnostic code of its own. VA rates it by analogy under 38 CFR 4.118, usually with the General Rating Formu

Decided on Body area and treatment type

Basal cell carcinoma is rated under diagnostic code 7818 (malignant skin neoplasms other than melanoma), which rates the residuals: disfigurement of the head, f

Decided on Scar characteristics and disfigurement

Benign skin neoplasms (cysts, lipomas requiring excision, benign tumors) are rated under diagnostic code 7819 as disfigurement of the head, face, or neck, as sc

Decided on Disfigurement, scars, or function loss

Squamous cell carcinoma and other malignant skin neoplasms (except malignant melanoma) are rated under diagnostic code 7818 on the residuals: as disfigurement o

Decided on Treatment type and residuals

Acne is rated under 38 CFR 4.118 DC 7828 at 0 to 30 percent depending on whether it is superficial or deep, and whether it affects the face and neck or other bo

Decided on Lesion type and location

Malignant melanoma is rated at 100 percent during active treatment under diagnostic code 7833, then by residuals (scarring, lymph node removal, organ involvemen

Decided on Treatment status & residuals

Hidradenitis suppurativa is rated by analogy to dermatitis or eczema under diagnostic code 7806 at 0, 10, 30, or 60 percent based on body surface area affected

Decided on Body surface area affected & treatment

Discoid (cutaneous) lupus is rated under diagnostic code 7809 as disfigurement of the head, face, or neck (diagnostic code 7800) or as scars or dermatitis (7801

Decided on Body area and systemic therapy

Scars and disfigurement of the head, face, or neck are rated under diagnostic code 7800: 10 percent for one characteristic of disfigurement, 30 percent for visi

Decided on Characteristics of disfigurement

Chloracne is rated under diagnostic code 7829: 30 percent for deep acne affecting 40 percent or more of the face and neck, 10 percent for deep acne affecting le

Decided on Depth and extent of lesions

Burn scars are rated under diagnostic codes 7800 to 7805 based on body area affected, disfigurement, and any associated function loss.

Decided on Burn scar area in square inches

Multiple lipomas are rated under diagnostic code 7819 (benign skin neoplasms), which has no percentage table: VA rates them as disfigurement of the head, face,

Decided on Scars, disfigurement, or function

Salivary gland malignancies are rated at 100 percent while the cancer is active and through treatment, most often under diagnostic code 7343 because the salivar

Decided on Active disease and residuals

Psoriasis is rated under diagnostic code 7816 with the same general criteria as eczema, based on body coverage and systemic therapy.

Decided on Body surface area & therapy

Varicocele is rated by analogy to chronic epididymo-orchitis under diagnostic code 7525, which rates as urinary tract infection: 0 percent for suppressive thera

Decided on Treatment intensity and hospitalizations

Primary malignant bone neoplasms rate 100 percent during active disease and for 6 months after completion of treatment under 38 CFR 4.71a, DC 5012. Residuals ra

Decided on Active disease and residuals

Oral leukoplakia has no diagnostic code of its own. As a benign lesion it is rated by analogy under a built up code such as 7899-7819 (benign skin neoplasms), w

Keratitis (inflammation of the cornea) is rated under diagnostic code 6001 using the eye formula: on visual impairment or on incapacitating episodes over the pa

Decided on Treatment visits & corneal scarring

Breast cancer in men is rated under diagnostic code 7630 at 100 percent while active and during treatment, continued for 6 months after treatment ends, then rat

Decided on Pathology, treatment status & residuals

Soft tissue sarcoma (of muscle, fat, or fibrous connective tissue) is rated under diagnostic code 5329 at 100 percent while active and during treatment, continu

Decided on Pathology and loss of function

Adhesions of the peritoneum from surgery, trauma, disease, or infection are rated under diagnostic code 7301: 10 percent for symptomatic adhesions with pain, na

Decided on Surgical history, current symptoms

Scars are rated under 38 CFR 4.118 by location, size, and whether they are painful or unstable, and several codes can apply to one scar. Here are codes 7800 to

Skin cancer is rated under DC 7818 (and melanoma under DC 7833) based on what it leaves behind: disfigurement, scars, or lost function. A 100 percent rating app

Most veterans assume VA can assign only one rating per joint. The schedule does not work that way: a single joint can carry separate ratings when the evidence s

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… nstrictive bronchiolitis is the signature burn pit disease, scarring in the smallest airways, and it has one cruel feature: standard spirometry can look **norma

… , tingling, burning. - **Objective findings**: tissue loss, scarring, nail dystrophy, hair loss in the affected area, decreased peripheral pulses, loss of sensa

… arded gait, brace use, limited and painful motion. Surgical scars from ligament repairs can rate separately under the skin codes. ## Secondary chains A bad an

… | 100 percent only when therapy is at the systemic level | Scars, disfigurement, or lost function | Bone cancer is the outlier worth knowing: its note continu

… s why flare photos and the full year of records matter. - **Scars or disfigurement from the condition** can be separately rated under their own skin codes. ##

… e. - **Post-repair residuals count separately:** a surgical scar is separately ratable under DC 7800 to 7805 based on size, stability, and symptoms, and a scar

… ly. ## Strictures after stones: the DC 7511 detail Stones scar ureters, and ureteral strictures have their own code with a broader exception than 7508. Under

… ery is an option but never have it: the modest success rate scares them off, or diabetes, vascular disease, obesity, or anesthesia risk takes the operation off

… go under DC 8100, seizures, tinnitus, vision problems, and scars under their own codes, and each of those ratings **combines** with the facet table evaluation

… s you can raise the arm are the key numbers. - **A separate scar or nerve issue from shoulder surgery** can add its own rating on top of the joint evaluation.

… he trouble it left behind - Skin rashes, hives, and visible scars - Pain, and how often and how badly it flares For these, do not assume you need a doctor to s

… elow absent fraud. Knowing which protection applies turns a scary envelope into a manageable process. Many veterans carry a quiet fear that VA can pull their r

… cial injury that leaves disfigurement, a separately painful scar, and muscle damage that limits function. Those are three distinct problems and can carry three

… isease (not just kidney cancer), end-stage renal disease, miscarriage, neurobehavioral effects in children exposed in utero, and others that VA's presumption li

The lasting effects a condition or its treatment leaves behind, such as scars, lost motion, or organ damage. VA often rates these residuals rather than the original event.