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Erythroderma VA rating (DC 7817)
VA rates erythroderma under diagnostic code 7817 in 38 CFR § 4.118. The rule book lists 0%, 10%, 30%, 60%, and 100%. Below: each level in plain English, then the exact words.
Rule-book name: Erythroderma. Last checked against eCFR on 2026-10-10 (eCFR issue 2026-08-27). Official text: 38 CFR § 4.118 on eCFR.
Each rating level in plain English
- 100%: The published words look at: food or liquid going into the lungs, or losing weight.
- 100%: Read the exact words below. We have not mapped this line to plain words, so we quote it rather than guess.
- 60%: Read the exact words below. We have not mapped this line to plain words, so we quote it rather than guess.
- 30%: The published words look at: medicine you take for it; and how long it lasts.
- 10%: The published words look at: medicine you take for it; and how long it lasts.
- 0%: Read the exact words below. We have not mapped this line to plain words, so we quote it rather than guess.
Plain words come from our reading aid for the published words. They never add a symptom. The quotes below are the rule.
Exact words in 38 CFR § 4.118
100% · “Generalized involvement of the skin with systemic manifestations (such as fever, weight loss, or hypoproteinemia) AND one of the following”
“Constant or near-constant systemic therapy such as therapeutic doses of corticosteroids, other immunosuppressive drugs, retinoids, PUVA (psoralen with long-wave ultraviolet-A light), UVB (ultraviolet-B light) treatments, biologics, or electron beam therapy required over the past 12 month period; or”
100% · “No current treatment due to a documented history of treatment failure with 2 or more treatment regimens”
“Generalized involvement of the skin without systemic manifestations and one of the following”
“Constant or near-constant systemic therapy such as therapeutic doses of corticosteroids, other immunosuppressive drugs, retinoids, PUVA, UVB treatments, biologics, or electron beam therapy required over the past 12-month period; or”
60% · “No current treatment due to a documented history of treatment failure with 1 treatment regimen”
30% · “Any extent of involvement of the skin, and any of the following therapies required for a total duration of 6 weeks or more, but not constantly, over the past 12-month period: systemic therapy such as therapeutic doses of corticosteroids, other immunosuppressive drugs, retinoids, PUVA, UVB treatments, biologics, or electron beam therapy”
10% · “Any extent of involvement of the skin, and any of the following therapies required for a total duration of less than 6 weeks over the past 12-month period: systemic therapy such as therapeutic doses of corticosteroids, other immunosuppressive drugs, retinoids, PUVA, UVB treatments, biologics, or electron beam therapy”
0% · “Any extent of involvement of the skin, and no more than topical therapy required over the past 12-month period”
Notes printed with this code
“Note: Treatment failure is defined as either disease progression, or less than a 25 percent reduction in the extent and severity of disease after four weeks of prescribed therapy, as documented by medical records”
What records usually show this
VA reads these things from your records: service treatment records, VA and private treatment records, and the VA claim exam (C&P exam). The published words on this page talk about:
- Food or liquid going into the lungs, or losing weight: usually found in treatment notes or the VA claim exam (C&P exam) report that describe it, when those exist.
- Medicine you take for it: usually found in treatment notes or the VA claim exam (C&P exam) report that describe it, when those exist.
- How long it lasts: usually found in treatment notes or the VA claim exam (C&P exam) report that describe it, when those exist.
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Common questions
What percentages does the VA rating schedule list for Erythroderma (DC 7817)?
38 CFR § 4.118 lists 0%, 10%, 30%, 60%, and 100% for diagnostic code 7817. VA decides which line fits from the evidence. This page is not your rating.
Where do these words come from?
They are quoted from the public eCFR copy of 38 CFR § 4.118, last checked 2026-10-10. The official page is linked on this page so you can check every word.
Does this page tell me what my rating will be?
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