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DC 7703: Leukemia (Except For Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia)
Read VA diagnostic code 7703 for Leukemia (except for chronic myelogenous leukemia): published criteria, regulatory notes, related codes and official sources checked October 25, 2026.
Published criteria from 38 CFR 4.117, current through 2026-10-22. Historical decisions may require a different version. This reference does not diagnose a condition or determine an evaluation.
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DC 7703: Leukemia (Except For Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia)
Diagnostic code 7703 addresses Leukemia (except for chronic myelogenous leukemia). Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
| Rating | |
|---|---|
| 7703 Leukemia (except for chronic myelogenous leukemia): | |
| When there is active disease or during a treatment phase | 100 |
| Otherwise rate residuals under the appropriate diagnostic code(s) | |
| Chronic lymphocytic leukemia or monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis (MBL), asymptomatic, Rai Stage 0 | 0 |
| Note (1): A 100 percent evaluation shall continue beyond the cessation of any surgical therapy, radiation therapy, antineoplastic chemotherapy, or other therapeutic procedures. Six months after discontinuance of such treatment, the appropriate disability rating shall be determined by mandatory VA examination. Any change in evaluation based upon that or any subsequent examination shall be subject to the provisions of § 3.105(e) of this chapter. If there has been no recurrence, rate on residuals | |
| Note (2): Evaluate symptomatic chronic lymphocytic leukemia that is at Rai Stage I, II, III, or IV the same as any other leukemia evaluated under this diagnostic code | |
| Note (3): Evaluate residuals of leukemia or leukemia therapy under the appropriate diagnostic code(s). Myeloproliferative Disorders: (Diagnostic Codes 7704, 7718, 7719) | |
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- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 7703, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
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