VA Disability Rating for Erythroderma (DC 7817)

Rating levels

• 100% — You qualify for 100% if erythroderma involves your skin generally and also causes whole-body problems such as fever, weight loss, or low protein levels in the blood (hypoproteinemia), AND one of these is true: (1) you needed constant or near-constant systemic therapy over the past 12 months, such as therapeutic doses of corticosteroids, other immunosuppressive drugs, retinoids, PUVA or UVB light treatments, biologics, or electron beam therapy; or (2) you are not currently being treated because treatment has failed with two or more treatment regimens, and that history is documented.
• 60% — You qualify for 60% if erythroderma involves your skin generally but without the whole-body problems (fever, weight loss, low blood protein), AND one of these is true: (1) you needed constant or near-constant systemic therapy over the past 12 months, such as corticosteroids, other immunosuppressive drugs, retinoids, PUVA or UVB light treatments, biologics, or electron beam therapy; or (2) you are not currently being treated because treatment has failed with one treatment regimen, and that history is documented.
• 30% — You qualify for this rating if you have erythroderma (a condition where large areas of your skin become red, inflamed, and may peel) covering any amount of your skin, and you needed intensive medical treatments for at least 6 weeks total (but not continuously) within the past year. These treatments include strong medications like steroids, immune-suppressing drugs, light therapy (PUVA or UVB), newer biologic medications, or radiation beam therapy to manage your skin condition.
• 10% — You qualify for this rating if you have erythroderma (a condition causing widespread redness and scaling of the skin) that covers any amount of your skin and requires powerful medical treatments for less than 6 weeks total during a 12-month period. These treatments include strong medications like steroids, immune-suppressing drugs, special light therapies (PUVA or UVB), biologic medications, or electron beam therapy that doctors use to control severe skin conditions.
• 0% — You qualify for this rating if you have erythroderma (a skin condition causing widespread redness and scaling) affecting any amount of your skin, but your condition has been mild enough that you've only needed topical treatments like creams, ointments, or lotions applied directly to your skin during the past 12 months. You haven't required stronger treatments like oral medications, injections, or light therapy to manage your condition.
• Note — For this code, treatment failure means either that the disease got worse, or that it improved by less than 25 percent in extent and severity after four weeks of the prescribed therapy, as documented in your medical records.