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DC 7827: Erythema Multiforme; Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
Read VA diagnostic code 7827 for Erythema multiforme; Toxic epidermal necrolysis: published criteria, regulatory notes, related codes and official sources checked October 25, 2026.
Published criteria from 38 CFR 4.118, 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 7827: Erythema Multiforme; Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
Diagnostic code 7827 addresses Erythema multiforme; Toxic epidermal necrolysis. 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 | |
|---|---|
| 7827 Erythema multiforme; Toxic epidermal necrolysis: | |
| Recurrent mucosal, palmar, or plantar involvement impairing mastication, use of hands, or ambulation occurring four or more times over the past 12-month period despite ongoing immunosuppressive therapy | 60 |
| All of the following | 30 |
| Recurrent mucosal, palmar, or plantar involvement not impairing mastication, use of hands, or ambulation, occurring four or more times over the past 12-month period; and requiring intermittent systemic therapy | |
| At least one of the following | 10 |
| One to three episodes of mucosal, palmar, or plantar involvement not impairing mastication, use of hands, or ambulation, occurring over the past 12-month period AND requiring intermittent systemic therapy; or | |
| Without recurrent episodes, but requiring continuous systemic medication for control | |
| 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 | |
| Note: For the purposes of this DC only, systemic therapy may consist of one or more of the following treatment agents: immunosuppressives, antihistamines, or sympathomimetics |
What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 7827, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do dated records describe the frequency and duration specified by this particular provision, using its definitions?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
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Regulatory Cross-References
- DC 7800: Burn scar(s) of the head, face, or neck; scar(s) of the head, face, or neck due to other causes; or other disfigurement of the head, face, or neck
- DC 7801: Burn scar(s) or scar(s) due to other causes, not of the head, face, or neck, that are associated with underlying soft tissue damage
- DC 7802: Burn scar(s) or scar(s) due to other causes, not of the head, face, or neck, that are not associated with underlying soft tissue damage
- DC 7804: Scar(s), unstable or painful
- DC 7805: Scars, other; and other effects of scars evaluated under diagnostic codes 7800, 7801, 7802, or 7804
Shared Rules And Regulatory Context
Context provisions do not create an additional evaluation automatically assigned to every condition.
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