Chloracne DC 7829
VA rates it under diagnostic code 7829 in 38 CFR 4.118. Body system: Skin.
How VA rates it
The schedule allows 7 rating levels for this code: 0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, and 80%. VA picks the level whose criteria best match your symptoms and records.
Source: 38 CFR 4.118 on eCFR. Read the full criteria there before you file.
Rating levels and criteria
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 | What the schedule says |
|---|---|
| 30% | Deep acne (deep inflamed nodules and pus-filled cysts) affecting 40 percent or more of the face and neck |
| 20% | Deep acne (deep inflamed nodules and pus-filled cysts) affecting the intertriginous areas (the axilla of the arm, the anogenital region, skin folds of the breasts, or between digits) |
| 10% | Deep acne (deep inflamed nodules and pus-filled cysts) affecting less than 40 percent of the face and neck; or deep acne affecting non-intertriginous areas of the body (other than the face and neck) |
| 0% | Superficial acne (comedones, papules, pustules) of any extent |
Criteria text from 38 CFR 4.118, eCFR as of November 10, 2026. The eCFR is the official source if anything here differs.
Or rate as disfigurement of the head, face, or neck (DC 7800) or scars (DCs 7801, 7802, 7804, or 7805), depending upon the predominant disability
Presumptive rules that include it
If your service matches one of these, VA presumes the link to service and you do not need a medical opinion connecting it.
Agent Orange and herbicides
Covered: Chloracne or similar acne-like disease.
Time limit: Must be at least 10% disabling within 1 year of your last exposure.
Who qualifies: Any length of service in Vietnam, on its inland waterways, or within 12 nautical miles offshore (January 9, 1962 to May 7, 1975); at a U.S. or Royal Thai base in Thailand (January 9, 1962 to June 30, 1976); in Laos (December 1, 1965 to September 30, 1969); at Mimot or Krek, Cambodia (April 16 to 30, 1969); on Guam or American Samoa or their waters (January 9, 1962 to July 31, 1980); on Johnston Atoll or a ship that called there (January 1, 1972 to September 30, 1977); in or near the Korean DMZ (September 1, 1967 to August 31, 1971); with regular duty on C-123 aircraft that carried Agent Orange; or handling, testing, or storing Agent Orange.
38 CFR 3.307(a)(6) and 3.309(e). Sources: 38 CFR 3.307; 38 CFR 3.309; VA.gov: Agent Orange exposure and disability compensation; VA.gov: The PACT Act and your VA benefits
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Rating schedule data as of November 10, 2026. Secondary and presumptive links checked November 13, 2026.
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