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Leukemia (except for chronic myelogenous leukemia)
Diagnostic code 7703 · Hemic and lymphatic systems · 38 CFR 4.117
Rating criteria: the exact regulation text
Quoted from 38 CFR 4.117. The "Rating" column is the percentage VA assigns for that level.
| Criteria | Rating |
|---|---|
| 7703 Leukemia (except for chronic myelogenous leukemia): | |
| When there is active disease or during a treatment phase | 100 |
| Otherwise rate residuals under the appropriate diagnostic code(s) | |
| Chronic lymphocytic leukemia or monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis (MBL), asymptomatic, Rai Stage 0 | 0 |
| Note (1): A 100 percent evaluation shall continue beyond the cessation of any surgical therapy, radiation therapy, antineoplastic chemotherapy, or other therapeutic procedures. Six months after discontinuance of such treatment, the appropriate disability rating shall be determined by mandatory VA examination. Any change in evaluation based upon that or any subsequent examination shall be subject to the provisions of § 3.105(e) of this chapter. If there has been no recurrence, rate on residuals | |
| Note (2): Evaluate symptomatic chronic lymphocytic leukemia that is at Rai Stage I, II, III, or IV the same as any other leukemia evaluated under this diagnostic code | |
| Note (3): Evaluate residuals of leukemia or leukemia therapy under the appropriate diagnostic code(s). Myeloproliferative Disorders: (Diagnostic Codes 7704, 7718, 7719) | |
Where else the regulation mentions this code
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Note (2): If the condition undergoes leukemic transformation, evaluate as leukemia under diagnostic code 7703
Note (1): If the condition undergoes leukemic transformation, evaluate as leukemia under diagnostic code 7703.
Under diagnostic code 7718 (Essential thrombocythemia and primary myelofibrosis)
Note (1): If the condition undergoes leukemic transformation, evaluate as leukemia under diagnostic code 7703
Note (1): If the condition progresses to leukemia, evaluate as leukemia under diagnostic code 7703
Related codes in the regulation
- 7704 Polycythemia veraMentioned together
- 7718 Essential thrombocythemia and primary myelofibrosisMentioned together
- 7719 Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) (chronic myeloid leukemia or chronic granulocytic leukemia)Mentioned together
- 7725 Myelodysplastic syndromesMentioned together
The VA exam form for this condition
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Rules that apply to this body system
Where this comes from
38 CFR 4.117, 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 August 23, 1948; criterion October 23, 1995; evaluation December 9, 2018; criterion December 9, 2018.
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