VA Rating for Eczema (Dermatitis): DC 7806, 0% to 60% Criteria and 2026 Pay
VA rates eczema under diagnostic code (DC) 7806 in 38 CFR § 4.118. The schedule has 4 levels: 0%, 10%, 30% and 60%. The table below quotes each level word for word from the current CFR text and adds a one-line summary; the 2026 monthly compensation figures that follow are VA's published rates.
Maintained by Archie Chang · Criteria checked against the eCFR and Federal Register October 26, 2026 · Methodology & sources
Eczema rating criteria in 38 CFR § 4.118
Diagnostic code: DC 7806 Dermatitis or eczema. Criteria are quoted from the current CFR; the plain-English column is our summary and is not part of the regulation.
Lead-in text printed in the CFR before the rows (quotation):
(a) For the purposes of this section, systemic therapy is treatment that is administered through any route (orally, injection, suppository, intranasally) other than the skin, and topical therapy is treatment that is administered through the skin.
(b) Two or more skin conditions may be combined in accordance with § 4.25 only if separate areas of skin are involved. If two or more skin conditions involve the same area of skin, then only the highest evaluation shall be used.
| Rating | Criteria as printed in 38 CFR (quotation) | In plain English (our summary) |
|---|---|---|
| 0% | No more than topical therapy required over the past 12-month period and at least one of the following
| No more than topical therapy over the past 12 months, and lesions on less than 5 percent of the entire body or of exposed areas. |
| 10% | At least one of the following
| Lesions on at least 5 but less than 20 percent of the entire body or of exposed areas, or intermittent systemic therapy for less than 6 weeks over the past 12 months. |
| 30% | At least one of the following
| Lesions on 20 to 40 percent of the entire body or of exposed areas, or systemic therapy for a total of 6 weeks or more, but not constantly, over the past 12 months. |
| 60% | At least one of the following
| Lesions on more than 40 percent of the entire body or of exposed areas: the first of the two ways to reach 60%. |
| 60% | Constant or near-constant systemic therapy including, but not limited to, corticosteroids, phototherapy, retinoids, biologics, photochemotherapy, psoralen with long-wave ultraviolet-A light (PUVA), or other immunosuppressive drugs required over the past 12-month period | Constant or near-constant systemic therapy over the past 12 months: the second of the two ways to reach 60%. |
Listed in the CFR without a rating of its own (quotation):
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. This rating instruction does not apply to DC 7824
2026 VA monthly pay at each eczema rating
| Rating | Veteran alone | With spouse |
|---|---|---|
| 0% | $0.00 | VA's rate table starts at 10%, so a 0% rating has no monthly compensation rate |
| 10% | $180.42 | Same as alone; spouse amounts start at 30% |
| 30% | $552.47 | $617.47 |
| 60% | $1,435.02 | $1,566.02 |
VA does not add ratings together. When a veteran has more than one rated condition, VA combines them with its combined ratings table (38 CFR § 4.25), so the amounts above apply to a combined rating, not to this condition alone. Work out a combined rating with the VA disability calculator at /va-disability-calculator/.
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How the criteria are written
DC 7806, "Dermatitis or eczema", has no levels of its own: its CFR entry reads "Evaluate under the General Rating Formula for the Skin". The same formula is the rating table for DC 7809, 7813-7816, 7820-7822 and 7824, as the formula's heading says.
The levels turn on how much of the body is affected (the entire body, or exposed areas) and on the therapy required over the past 12 months. Section 4.118(a), printed above the table, defines the two kinds of therapy: systemic therapy is treatment administered by any route other than the skin, and topical therapy is treatment administered through the skin.
The 60% level is printed with two ratings in the CFR table: one on the "At least one of the following" line, with the body-surface criterion under it, and one on the second criterion, constant or near-constant systemic therapy. Both rows are the 60% level.
The formula ends with an instruction that is not a rating level: "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. This rating instruction does not apply to DC 7824". The scars page shows those codes. Section 4.118(b) says two or more skin conditions are combined under § 4.25 only if separate areas of skin are involved, and that if they involve the same area only the highest evaluation is used.
The formula block in § 4.118 has no notes of its own. CFR Appendix A dates the current criterion of DC 7806 August 13, 2018, the effective date of the 2018 skin final rule.
VA publishes Disability Benefits Questionnaires for this area (benefits.va.gov): Skin Diseases DBQ.
Is this the current rule?
Source text. § 4.118 Schedule of ratings—skin. from the eCFR (38 CFR Part 4), text up to date as of October 22, 2026, retrieved October 26, 2026. Read the section on eCFR.
Latest final rule affecting the section. 83 FR 38663 (final rule), Schedule for Rating Disabilities: Skin; Correction, published August 7, 2018, effective August 13, 2018. Latest entry in the section's amendment history in the eCFR. It corrects the skin final rule of July 13, 2018 (83 FR 32592, effective August 13, 2018).
Rule that set these criteria. 83 FR 32592, effective August 13, 2018. The 2018 skin final rule changed the criteria of DC 7806; CFR Appendix A dates the change August 13, 2018.
- DC 7806: Criterion September 9, 1975; evaluation August 30, 2002; criterion August 13, 2018.
Upcoming changes. Our Federal Register search on October 26, 2026 found no final rule for this section with an effective date after that day.
Proposed rules. The search found no proposed rule that would change these criteria.
Related conditions
- Scars: The formula's last line sends the rating to disfigurement (DC 7800) or scars (DC 7801, 7802, 7804, 7805) when that is the predominant disability.
- All VA disability ratings by condition
Questions about the Eczema rating
What diagnostic code does VA use for eczema?
Eczema is rated under diagnostic code (DC) 7806 in 38 CFR § 4.118, the Schedule for Rating Disabilities. The code lists are quoted from the eCFR text current as of October 22, 2026.
What are the VA rating levels for eczema?
The schedule has 4 levels for eczema: 0%, 10%, 30% and 60%. Each level has its own criteria, quoted in the table on this page. VA decides which level applies to a claim.
How much is VA disability pay for an eczema rating in 2026?
VA's 2026 monthly rates for a veteran alone, with the with-spouse amount for 30% and higher, are 10%: $180.42; 30%: $552.47 ($617.47 with a spouse); 60%: $1,435.02 ($1,566.02 with a spouse). A 0% rating is not in VA's rate table, which starts at 10%. Rates took effect December 1, 2025. The amount you are paid depends on your combined rating, not on this condition alone.
Are ratings for eczema added to my other ratings?
No. VA does not add ratings together; it combines them using the combined ratings table in 38 CFR § 4.25. Use the VA disability calculator on this site at /va-disability-calculator/ to see how ratings combine.
What counts as systemic therapy for the skin rating?
Section 4.118(a) says: "For the purposes of this section, systemic therapy is treatment that is administered through any route (orally, injection, suppository, intranasally) other than the skin, and topical therapy is treatment that is administered through the skin." The formula's examples of systemic therapy include corticosteroids, phototherapy, retinoids, biologics, photochemotherapy, PUVA and other immunosuppressive drugs.
Can eczema and a scar be rated together?
Section 4.118(b) says: "Two or more skin conditions may be combined in accordance with § 4.25 only if separate areas of skin are involved. If two or more skin conditions involve the same area of skin, then only the highest evaluation shall be used." The formula's last line also allows rating as disfigurement or scars, depending upon the predominant disability.
Which other skin conditions use the same formula?
The heading of the General Rating Formula For The Skin lists DC 7806, 7809, 7813-7816, 7820-7822 and 7824. DC 7806 is dermatitis or eczema.
Does this page decide my VA rating?
No. FedRateCalc is not affiliated with the Department of Veterans Affairs. This page quotes the rating schedule and VA's published rates for information only; it is not legal or medical advice. VA decides the rating and the payment.