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title: "DC 6032 - Loss of eyelids, partial or complete:"
diagnostic_code: "6032"
body_system: "Organs of Special Sense (Eye)"
cfr_section: "§ 4.79"
canonical: "https://veteranai.co/va-rating-schedule/eye/6032-loss-of-eyelids-partial-or-complete"
source: "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/section-4.79"
updated: "2026-07-21T03:14:28.454771Z"
---

# DC 6032 - Loss of eyelids, partial or complete:

Rated under § 4.79. Body system: Organs of Special Sense (Eye).

Separately evaluate both visual impairment due to eyelid loss and nonvisual impairment, e.g., disfigurement (diagnostic code 7800), and combine the evaluations.

## Rating criteria

No itemised criteria have been extracted for this code. Use the official source.

# 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:

1. **Visual impairment** caused by the eyelid loss.
2. **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.

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*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.*

Source: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/section-4.79