Benign skin neoplasms DC 7819
VA rates it under diagnostic code 7819 in 38 CFR 4.118. Body system: Skin.
How VA rates it
The schedule allows 6 rating levels for this code: 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, and 80%. VA picks the level whose criteria best match your symptoms and records.
Rated as DC 7800 or DC 7801 or DC 7802 or DC 7804 or DC 7805.
Source: 38 CFR 4.118 on eCFR. Read the full criteria there before you file.
Rating levels
The schedule rates this as DC 7800 (Scars or other disfigurement of the head, face, or neck) or DC 7801 (Scars not of the head, face, or neck that are deep and nonlinear) or DC 7802 (Scars not of the head, face, or neck that are superficial and nonlinear) or DC 7804 (Painful or unstable scars) or DC 7805 (Scars, other; and other effects of scars evaluated under diagnostic codes 7800, 7801, 7802, or 7804).
| Rating | Criteria |
|---|---|
| 80% | See 38 CFR 4.118, DC 7819. |
| 50% | See 38 CFR 4.118, DC 7819. |
| 40% | See 38 CFR 4.118, DC 7819. |
| 30% | See 38 CFR 4.118, DC 7819. |
| 20% | See 38 CFR 4.118, DC 7819. |
| 10% | See 38 CFR 4.118, DC 7819. |
Rate as disfigurement of the head, face, or neck (DC 7800), scars (DC's 7801, 7802, 7803, 7804, or 7805), or impairment of function
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Rating schedule data as of November 10, 2026. Secondary and presumptive links checked November 13, 2026.
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