VA Diagnostic Code 7201Lips, injuries of:
Rated under § 4.114. No rating levels have been extracted for this code yet — use the official source.
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Rate as disfigurement (diagnostic codes 7800 and 7804).
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VA Disability Ratings for Lip Injuries (Diagnostic Code 7201)
Understanding How the VA Rates Injuries of the Lips
If you have an injury of the lips, the VA evaluates it under Diagnostic Code 7201, found in § 4.114 and categorized under the Digestive System.
What This Condition Covers
Diagnostic Code 7201 addresses injuries of the lips. Rather than using a dedicated rating scale of its own, this code directs the VA to evaluate the injury based on its effects on your appearance.
How the VA Rates Lip Injuries
For injuries of the lips, the VA does not assign a percentage using a standalone formula. Instead, the rating criteria state:
Rate as disfigurement.
This means a lip injury is evaluated using the criteria for:
- Diagnostic Code 7800 — disfigurement of the head, face, or neck
- Diagnostic Code 7804 — scars (specifically related to their characteristics)
What the VA Looks For
Because lip injuries are rated as disfigurement, the VA focuses on the physical and cosmetic characteristics of the injury as described under Diagnostic Codes 7800 and 7804. The applicable rating level is determined by applying the criteria in those disfigurement and scar diagnostic codes to your specific condition.
This information is drawn directly from the VA rating schedule entry for Diagnostic Code 7201 under § 4.114. It is provided for general educational purposes to help you understand how this condition is evaluated.
These criteria are a rendering of § 4.114, diagnostic code 7201. The official version is the one that governs your rating.
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