Note (a): Systemic therapy is treatment administered through any route other than the skin; topical therapy is treatment administered through the skin.
Note (b): Two or more skin conditions may be combined under § 4.25 only if separate skin areas are involved. If the same area is involved, only the highest evaluation applies.
| Description | Rating |
|---|---|
| 7818 Malignant skin neoplasms (other than malignant melanoma): | |
| Rate as disfigurement of the head, face, or neck (DC 7800), scars (DC’s 7801, 7802, 7803, 7804, or 7805), or impairment of function | |
| Note: If a skin malignancy requires therapy that is comparable to that used for systemic malignancies, i.e., systemic chemotherapy, X-ray therapy more extensive than to the skin, or surgery more extensive than wide local excision, a 100-percent evaluation will be assigned from the date of onset of treatment, and will continue, with a mandatory VA examination six months following the completion of such antineoplastic treatment, and any change in evaluation based upon that or any subsequent examination will be subject to the provisions of § 3.105(e) of this chapter. If there has been no local recurrence or metastasis, evaluation will then be made on residuals. If treatment is confined to the skin, the provisions for a 100-percent evaluation do not apply. |