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Breast, surgery of
Gynecological conditions and disorders of the breast · 38 CFR § 4.116
Diagnostic Code 7626 is the VASRD entry for Breast, surgery of. VA applies the controlling criteria, shared formulas, and special instructions shown in 38 CFR Part 4. VMC presents this material for education and reference; it does not determine a Veteran's diagnosis, service connection, or evaluation.
Recorded index labels
These labels are already stored for this diagnostic code. They are not a new condition, rating, or medical relationship.
Appendix B
- Breast, surgery.
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Source-verified VASRD criteria
How VA rates this diagnostic code
These percentages summarize the regulatory criteria already mapped to this diagnostic code. They do not predict a Veteran's individual evaluation or establish service connection.
Both
One
Both
One
Both
One
Both or one
Special rating instructions
- Following radical mastectomy:
- Following modified radical mastectomy:
- Following simple mastectomy or wide local excision with significant alteration of size or form:
- Following wide local excision without significant alteration of size or form:
- (1) Radical mastectomy means removal of the entire breast, underlying pectoral muscles, and regional lymph nodes up to the coracoclavicular ligament.
- (2) Modified radical mastectomy means removal of the entire breast and axillary lymph nodes (in continuity with the breast). Pectoral muscles are left intact.
- (3) Simple (or total) mastectomy means removal of all of the breast tissue, nipple, and a small portion of the overlying skin, but lymph nodes and muscles are left intact.
- (4) Wide local excision (including partial mastectomy, lumpectomy, tylectomy, segmentectomy, and quadrantectomy) means removal of a portion of the breast tissue.
Regulatory notes
- Note: For VA purposes:
Body system and anatomy metadata
Body system: Gynecological conditions and disorders of the breast
Anatomy / region tags: gynecological breast system, breast
These tags support discovery and body-map compatibility. They do not establish Veteran-specific laterality or entitlement.
Official VA DBQ references
DBQ catalog: va-dbq-2026.09.16 · Retrieved 2026-09-16. Official VA inventory ↗
- Breast ↗ Related resourceCatalog category: Gynecological
Related by body system only. No reviewed condition-specific form match or requirement has been established.
- Gynecological Conditions ↗ Related resourceCatalog category: Gynecological
Related by body system only. No reviewed condition-specific form match or requirement has been established.
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Evidence information
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Legal basis and source identification
38 CFR § 4.116 · Source current through 2026-08-06 · Verified 2026-08-10
Registry content release: vasrd-registry-2026.08.1