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 |
|---|---|
| 7833 Malignant melanoma: | |
| Rate as scars (DC’s 7801, 7802, 7803, 7804, or 7805), disfigurement of the head, face, or neck (DC 7800), or impairment of function (under the appropriate body system) | |
| Note: If skin malignancy requires systemic therapy (chemotherapy, extensive X-ray, surgery beyond wide local excision), assign 100% from treatment onset, continuing until 6 months after treatment completion with mandatory VA exam. If no local recurrence or metastasis, rate residuals accordingly. If treatment confined to skin only, 100% provisions do not apply. |