Breast, surgery of DC 7626
VA rates it under diagnostic code 7626 in 38 CFR 4.116. Body system: Other.
Also searched as: mastectomy, breast surgery, lumpectomy.
How VA rates it
The schedule allows 6 rating levels for this code: 0%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, and 80%. VA picks the level whose criteria best match your symptoms and records.
Source: 38 CFR 4.116 on eCFR. Read the full criteria there before you file.
Rating levels and criteria
| Rating | What the schedule says |
|---|---|
| 80% | Following radical mastectomy:Both |
| 50% | Following radical mastectomy:One |
| 60% | Following modified radical mastectomy:Both |
| 40% | Following modified radical mastectomy:One |
| 50% | Following simple mastectomy or wide local excision with significant alteration of size or form:Both |
| 30% | Following simple mastectomy or wide local excision with significant alteration of size or form:One |
| 0% | Following wide local excision without significant alteration of size or form:Both or one |
Criteria text from 38 CFR 4.116, eCFR as of November 10, 2026. The eCFR is the official source if anything here differs.
(1) Radical mastectomy means removal of the entire breast, underlying pectoral muscles, and regional lymph nodes up to the coracoclavicular ligament.
(2) Modified radical mastectomy means removal of the entire breast and axillary lymph nodes (in continuity with the breast). Pectoral muscles are left intact.
(3) Simple (or total) mastectomy means removal of all of the breast tissue, nipple, and a small portion of the overlying skin, but lymph nodes and muscles are left intact.
(4) Wide local excision (including partial mastectomy, lumpectomy, tylectomy, segmentectomy, and quadrantectomy) means removal of a portion of the breast tissue.
Notes in the schedule (1)
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Rating schedule data as of November 10, 2026. Secondary and presumptive links checked November 13, 2026.
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