Va Rating For Painful Scars

That is all you will get for the one scar 10 unless it is BOTH painful and unstable then you can get 20.

Va rating for painful scars. Current symptoms including pain skin breakdown frequency and other problems. An unstable scar is one where for any reason there is frequent loss of covering of skin over the scar. The PainfulUnstable Scars Factor. An unstable scar is one where for any reason there is frequent loss of covering of skin over the scar.

However all too often Veterans dont know to claim and the VA doesnt offer to rate the scars connected to service connected disabilities. One or two painful or unstable scars should be rated at 10. Just to clarify this when you have scars that are both painful and unstable you still only get 10 percent per scar and then an extra 10 percent is added to the combined total. Diagnostic code 7804 is now titled Scars superficial painful on examination and provides a single evaluation level of 10 percent for such scars.

Code 7804 refers to painful or unstable scars. For burns provide the depth of the burn deep partial thickness-2o full-thickness-3o or subdermal-4o and percent total body surface area involved. In other words veterans will receive a 100 percent rating for one year following their hip replacement. One or two scars that are painful or that are unstable.

We propose deleting diagnostic code 7803 and amending diagnostic code 7804 so that it will govern the evaluation of both unstable and painful scars. Type of injury or infection causing the scar or other disfigurement and its date. We assign you a disability rating based on the severity of your service-connected condition. The VASRD offers ratings for the following Scar conditions.

Five or more scars that are unstable or painful. Five or more unstable or painful scars can be rated at 30. Total area of areas of scar tissue totaling at least 6 square inches but less than 12 square inches. The VAs general schedule of ratings for scars are as follows.

There is no basis for a higher evaluation for any other the scars including consideration of the characteristics of disfigurement under Diagnostic Code 7800. This allows the VA to rate complicated scars or scar effects that might not be otherwise included in the other codes. Three or four painful or unstable scars may receive a disability rating of 20. 50 moderately severe residuals of weakness pain or limitation of motion.

30 minimum rating. Scars or Disfigurement of the Head Face and Neck Scars of the Body Painful or Unstable Scars. If you have multiple disability ratings we use them to calculate your combined VA disability rating. 30 Three or four scars that are unstable or painful.

If one or more scars are both unstable and painful add 10 percent to the evaluation that is based on the total number of unstable or painful scars. The 7805 denotes a linear scar that does not fit into other categories and it will be followed by another four-digit number that rates the scar. The VA rating percentage and disability compensation rate for such scars depend on multiple factors such as number of scars size location degree of disfigurement etc. We use your disability rating to determine how much disability compensation youll receive each month as well as your eligibility for other VA benefits.

Five or more scars that are unstable or painful30 Three or four scars that are unstable or painful20 One or two scars that are unstable or painful10 Note 1. VA Scar Disability Rating Schedule. This conforms with the criteria under Diagnostic Code 7804. Unstable refers to scars re-opening and re-healing.

VA Disability Rating Criteria.