VA Diagnostic Code 6032Loss of eyelids, partial or complete:
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Summary
Separately evaluate both visual impairment due to eyelid loss and nonvisual impairment, e.g., disfigurement (diagnostic code 7800), and combine the evaluations.
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Loss of Eyelids (Partial or Complete)
VA Diagnostic Code 6032 · Organs of Special Sense (Eye) · 38 CFR § 4.79
What This Condition Is
Loss of eyelids refers to the partial or complete loss of one or both eyelids. Because the eyelids protect and support the eye, their loss can affect a veteran in more than one way — both in how the eye functions and in physical appearance.
How the VA Rates It
Under Diagnostic Code 6032, the VA does not assign a single fixed rating. Instead, the VA looks at two separate components of the condition:
- Visual impairment caused by the eyelid loss.
- Nonvisual impairment, such as disfigurement.
Each component is evaluated on its own, and the results are then combined into an overall evaluation.
What the VA Looks For
- Visual impairment due to eyelid loss — how the loss of the eyelid affects vision and eye function.
- Nonvisual impairment — for example, disfigurement, which is evaluated under Diagnostic Code 7800.
The VA separately evaluates both the visual and nonvisual impairment and then combines the evaluations to reach the final rating.
This information is drawn from the VA rating schedule at 38 CFR § 4.79, Diagnostic Code 6032. Individual evaluations depend on the specific facts and medical evidence of each claim.
These criteria are a rendering of § 4.79, diagnostic code 6032. The official version is the one that governs your rating.
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