Conditions / Skin
38 CFR 4.118, diagnostic code 7806 · checked 2026-10-20
VA rating for Eczema (dermatitis)
VA rates Eczema (dermatitis) under diagnostic code 7806 (Dermatitis or eczema) at 4 levels from 0% to 60%. The lowest paid level, 10%, is worth $180.42 a month and the highest, 60%, $1,435.02 to a veteran alone at the rates effective December 1, 2025. The levels come from the General Rating Formula for the Skin.
- 1Diagnostic code DC 7806
- 2Highest level 60% · $1,435.02
- 3Lowest paid level 10% · $180.42
Rating criteria for DC 7806
| Rating | What the schedule requires |
|---|---|
| 60% | Characteristic lesions involving more than 40 percent of the entire body or more than 40 percent of exposed areas affected; or constant or near-constant systemic therapy required over the past 12-month period. |
| 30% | Characteristic lesions involving 20 to 40 percent of the entire body or exposed areas; or systemic therapy required for a total duration of 6 weeks or more, but not constantly, over the past 12-month period. |
| 10% | Characteristic lesions involving at least 5 percent, but less than 20 percent, of the entire body or exposed areas; or intermittent systemic therapy required for a total duration of less than 6 weeks over the past 12-month period. |
| 0% | No more than topical therapy required over the past 12-month period, and lesions involving less than 5 percent of the entire body or exposed areas. |
Summarized from eCFR, 38 CFR 4.118 Schedule of ratings, skin, diagnostic code 7806, checked 2026-10-20. The regulation's own wording governs.
Notes in the schedule
- Systemic therapy includes corticosteroids, phototherapy, retinoids, biologics, photochemotherapy (PUVA) and other immunosuppressive drugs.
- Alternatively the condition may be rated as disfigurement of the head, face or neck (7800) or as scars (7801 to 7805), depending on the predominant disability.
What each level pays
| Level | Alone | With spouse | With tinnitus 10% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60% | $1,435.02 | $1,566.02 | 64 → 60% |
| 30% | $552.47 | $617.47 | 37 → 40% |
| 10% | $180.42 | $180.42 | 19 → 20% |
| 0% | $0.00 | $0.00 | 10 → 10% |
2 of the 3 compensable levels are 30% or higher, where dependents raise the payment; below that the rate is flat. A 0% level means the condition is service connected but not compensable: it pays nothing by itself, yet it is on record if it worsens. The spread from the lowest paid level to the highest is $1,254.60 a month. The last column shows the combined rating if this condition is joined by a 10% tinnitus rating.
How this rating fits a claim
The top level, 60%, is at or above the 60% that 38 CFR 4.16(a) sets for a single disability to qualify for consideration of a total rating based on unemployability. A rating under DC 7806 is combined with every other rating by Table I, never added; the calculator shows the result with your other ratings and dependents.
The rating is set from the evidence at the time of the decision, usually including a VA examination. If the condition has worsened since, VA accepts a claim for an increase on VA Form 21-526EZ; see how to request an increase.
Related conditions
- Scars of the head, face or neck (DC 7800)
- Deep scars (not head, face or neck) (DC 7801)
- Painful or unstable scars (DC 7804)
Pay at the top level: 60% VA pay. At the lowest paid level: 10% VA pay.
Rating Ledger is not part of VA and does not file or decide claims. Amounts are VA's published monthly rates effective December 1, 2025 for a veteran, before any deduction or special monthly compensation; ratings follow 38 CFR 4.25 and 38 CFR 4.26 and 38 CFR 4.118, diagnostic code 7806. Last checked 2026-10-20. Only a VA rating decision sets a rating or a payment. See the methodology.