Diagnostic Code 7800
Skin
Max Rating: 80%
VA Disability Rating Criteria for Burn Scars, Head/Face/Neck
The Department of Veterans Affairs rates Burn Scars, Head/Face/Neck under 38 CFR Book C (Diagnostic Code 7800). Compensation ratings are determined by the severity of functional impairment and objective medical evidence.
Title 38 CFR Statutory Rating Schedule
Source: eCFR Part 4| Rating | Required Diagnostic Symptoms & Severity |
|---|---|
| 80% | Visible or palpable tissue loss and either gross distortion or asymmetry of three or more features or paired sets of features, or six or more characteristics of disfigurement. |
| 50% | Visible or palpable tissue loss and either gross distortion or asymmetry of two features or paired sets of features, or four or five characteristics of disfigurement. |
| 30% | Visible or palpable tissue loss and either gross distortion or asymmetry of one feature or paired set of features, or two or three characteristics of disfigurement. |
| 10% | One characteristic of disfigurement. |
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