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Lupus erythematosus, systemic (disseminated)
Diagnostic code 6350 · Infectious diseases, immune disorders and nutritional deficiencies · 38 CFR 4.88b
Rating criteria: the exact regulation text
Quoted from 38 CFR 4.88b. The "Rating" column is the percentage VA assigns for that level.
| Criteria | Rating |
|---|---|
| 6350 Lupus erythematosus, systemic (disseminated): | |
| Not to be combined with ratings under DC 7809 Acute, with frequent exacerbations, producing severe impairment of health | 100 |
| Exacerbations lasting a week or more, 2 or 3 times per year | 60 |
| Exacerbations once or twice a year or symptomatic during the past 2 years | 10 |
| Note: Evaluate this condition either by combining the evaluations for residuals under the appropriate system, or by evaluating DC 6350, whichever method results in a higher evaluation. |
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Note: Do not combine with ratings under DC 6350
Notes for the whole table
Note: Rate any residual disability of infection within the appropriate body system as indicated by the notes in the evaluation criteria. As applicable, consider the long-term health effects potentially associated with infectious diseases as listed in § 3.317(d) of this chapter, specifically Brucellosis, Campylobacter jejuni, Coxiella burnetii (Q fever), Malaria, Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, Nontyphoid Salmonella, Shigella, Visceral Leishmaniasis, and West Nile virus.
Related codes in the regulation
- 7809 Discoid lupus erythematosusMentioned together
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Where this comes from
38 CFR 4.88b, VA's Schedule for Rating Disabilities, from the official eCFR.
Regulation text current as of October 16, 2026.
Change history for this code (38 CFR Part 4, Appendix A): Evaluation March 1, 1963; evaluation March 10, 1976; evaluation August 30, 1996.
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