diff --git a/common/djangoapps/student/views.py b/common/djangoapps/student/views.py
index 966324d8e6..c9d1870931 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/student/views.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/student/views.py
@@ -788,7 +788,8 @@ def dashboard(request):
 
     # Verification Attempts
     # Used to generate the "you must reverify for course x" banner
-    verification_status, verification_msg = SoftwareSecurePhotoVerification.user_status(user)
+    verification_status, verification_error_codes = SoftwareSecurePhotoVerification.user_status(user)
+    verification_errors = get_verification_error_reasons_for_display(verification_error_codes)
 
     # Gets data for midcourse reverifications, if any are necessary or have failed
     statuses = ["approved", "denied", "pending", "must_reverify"]
@@ -866,7 +867,7 @@ def dashboard(request):
         'reverifications': reverifications,
         'verification_status': verification_status,
         'verification_status_by_course': verify_status_by_course,
-        'verification_msg': verification_msg,
+        'verification_errors': verification_errors,
         'show_refund_option_for': show_refund_option_for,
         'block_courses': block_courses,
         'denied_banner': denied_banner,
@@ -898,6 +899,27 @@ def dashboard(request):
     return response
 
 
+def get_verification_error_reasons_for_display(verification_error_codes):
+    verification_errors = []
+    verification_error_map = {
+        'photos_mismatched': _('Photos are mismatched'),
+        'id_image_missing_name': _('Name missing from ID photo'),
+        'id_image_missing': _('ID photo not provided'),
+        'id_invalid': _('ID is invalid'),
+        'user_image_not_clear': _('Learner photo is blurry'),
+        'name_mismatch': _('Name on ID does not match name on account'),
+        'user_image_missing': _('Learner photo not provided'),
+        'id_image_not_clear': _('ID photo is blurry'),
+    }
+
+    for error in verification_error_codes:
+        error_text = verification_error_map.get(error)
+        if error_text:
+            verification_errors.append(error_text)
+
+    return verification_errors
+
+
 def _create_recent_enrollment_message(course_enrollments, course_modes):  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
     """
     Builds a recent course enrollment message.
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/models.py b/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/models.py
index beb8b6848e..4c36e6d6da 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/models.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/models.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from email.utils import formatdate
 
 import pytz
 import requests
+import six
 from config_models.models import ConfigurationModel
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
@@ -742,33 +743,43 @@ class SoftwareSecurePhotoVerification(PhotoVerification):
 
             `[{"photoIdReasons": ["Not provided"]}]`
 
-        Returns a list of error messages
+        Returns:
+            str[]: List of error messages.
         """
-        # Translates the category names and messages into something more human readable
-        message_dict = {
-            ("photoIdReasons", "Not provided"): _("No photo ID was provided."),
-            ("photoIdReasons", "Text not clear"): _("We couldn't read your name from your photo ID image."),
-            ("generalReasons", "Name mismatch"): _("The name associated with your account and the name on your ID do not match."),
-            ("userPhotoReasons", "Image not clear"): _("The image of your face was not clear."),
-            ("userPhotoReasons", "Face out of view"): _("Your face was not visible in your self-photo."),
+        parsed_errors = []
+        error_map = {
+            'EdX name not provided': 'name_mismatch',
+            'Name mismatch': 'name_mismatch',
+            'Photo/ID Photo mismatch': 'photos_mismatched',
+            'ID name not provided': 'id_image_missing_name',
+            'Invalid Id': 'id_invalid',
+            'No text': 'id_invalid',
+            'Not provided': 'id_image_missing',
+            'Photo hidden/No photo': 'id_image_not_clear',
+            'Text not clear': 'id_image_not_clear',
+            'Face out of view': 'user_image_not_clear',
+            'Image not clear': 'user_image_not_clear',
+            'Photo not provided': 'user_image_missing',
         }
 
         try:
-            msg_json = json.loads(self.error_msg)
-            msg_dict = msg_json[0]
+            messages = set()
+            message_groups = json.loads(self.error_msg)
 
-            msg = []
-            for category in msg_dict:
-                # find the messages associated with this category
-                category_msgs = msg_dict[category]
-                for category_msg in category_msgs:
-                    msg.append(message_dict[(category, category_msg)])
-            return u", ".join(msg)
-        except (ValueError, KeyError):
-            # if we can't parse the message as JSON or the category doesn't
-            # match one of our known categories, show a generic error
-            log.error('PhotoVerification: Error parsing this error message: %s', self.error_msg)
-            return _("There was an error verifying your ID photos.")
+            for message_group in message_groups:
+                messages = messages.union(set(*six.itervalues(message_group)))
+
+            for message in messages:
+                parsed_error = error_map.get(message)
+
+                if parsed_error:
+                    parsed_errors.append(parsed_error)
+                else:
+                    log.debug('Ignoring photo verification error message: %s', message)
+        except Exception:   # pylint: disable=broad-except
+            log.exception('Failed to parse error message for SoftwareSecurePhotoVerification %d', self.pk)
+
+        return parsed_errors
 
     def image_url(self, name, override_receipt_id=None):
         """
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/tests/test_models.py b/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/tests/test_models.py
index 35efe8b57c..8b92027792 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/tests/test_models.py
@@ -325,20 +325,15 @@ class TestPhotoVerification(MockS3Mixin, ModuleStoreTestCase):
         self.assertEquals(status, ('none', ''))
 
         # test for when one has been created
-        attempt = SoftwareSecurePhotoVerification(user=user)
-        attempt.status = 'approved'
-        attempt.save()
-
+        attempt = SoftwareSecurePhotoVerification.objects.create(user=user, status='approved')
         status = SoftwareSecurePhotoVerification.user_status(user)
         self.assertEquals(status, ('approved', ''))
 
         # create another one for the same user, make sure the right one is
         # returned
-        attempt2 = SoftwareSecurePhotoVerification(user=user)
-        attempt2.status = 'denied'
-        attempt2.error_msg = '[{"photoIdReasons": ["Not provided"]}]'
-        attempt2.save()
-
+        SoftwareSecurePhotoVerification.objects.create(
+            user=user, status='denied', error_msg='[{"photoIdReasons": ["Not provided"]}]'
+        )
         status = SoftwareSecurePhotoVerification.user_status(user)
         self.assertEquals(status, ('approved', ''))
 
@@ -346,31 +341,26 @@ class TestPhotoVerification(MockS3Mixin, ModuleStoreTestCase):
         # properly
         attempt.delete()
         status = SoftwareSecurePhotoVerification.user_status(user)
-        self.assertEquals(status, ('must_reverify', "No photo ID was provided."))
+        self.assertEquals(status, ('must_reverify', ['id_image_missing']))
 
+    # pylint: disable=line-too-long
     def test_parse_error_msg_success(self):
         user = UserFactory.create()
         attempt = SoftwareSecurePhotoVerification(user=user)
         attempt.status = 'denied'
-        attempt.error_msg = '[{"photoIdReasons": ["Not provided"]}]'
+        attempt.error_msg = '[{"userPhotoReasons": ["Face out of view"]}, {"photoIdReasons": ["Photo hidden/No photo", "ID name not provided"]}]'
         parsed_error_msg = attempt.parsed_error_msg()
-        self.assertEquals("No photo ID was provided.", parsed_error_msg)
+        self.assertEquals(parsed_error_msg, ['id_image_missing_name', 'user_image_not_clear', 'id_image_not_clear'])
 
-    def test_parse_error_msg_failure(self):
+    @ddt.data(
+        'Not Provided',
+        '{"IdReasons": ["Not provided"]}',
+        u'[{"ïḋṚëäṡöṅṡ": ["Ⓝⓞⓣ ⓟⓡⓞⓥⓘⓓⓔⓓ "]}]',
+    )
+    def test_parse_error_msg_failure(self, msg):
         user = UserFactory.create()
-        attempt = SoftwareSecurePhotoVerification(user=user)
-        attempt.status = 'denied'
-        # when we can't parse into json
-        bad_messages = {
-            'Not Provided',
-            '[{"IdReasons": ["Not provided"]}]',
-            '{"IdReasons": ["Not provided"]}',
-            u'[{"ïḋṚëäṡöṅṡ": ["Ⓝⓞⓣ ⓟⓡⓞⓥⓘⓓⓔⓓ "]}]',
-        }
-        for msg in bad_messages:
-            attempt.error_msg = msg
-            parsed_error_msg = attempt.parsed_error_msg()
-            self.assertEquals(parsed_error_msg, "There was an error verifying your ID photos.")
+        attempt = SoftwareSecurePhotoVerification.objects.create(user=user, status='denied', error_msg=msg)
+        self.assertEqual(attempt.parsed_error_msg(), [])
 
     def test_active_at_datetime(self):
         user = UserFactory.create()
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/views.py
index 2c900bd25e..578669b3c2 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/views.py
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ class ReverifyView(View):
         Most of the work is done client-side by composing the same
         Backbone views used in the initial verification flow.
         """
-        status, _ = SoftwareSecurePhotoVerification.user_status(request.user)
+        status, __ = SoftwareSecurePhotoVerification.user_status(request.user)
 
         expiration_datetime = SoftwareSecurePhotoVerification.get_expiration_datetime(request.user)
         can_reverify = False
diff --git a/lms/templates/dashboard/_dashboard_status_verification.html b/lms/templates/dashboard/_dashboard_status_verification.html
index 28fcd7def8..2dce1a12af 100644
--- a/lms/templates/dashboard/_dashboard_status_verification.html
+++ b/lms/templates/dashboard/_dashboard_status_verification.html
@@ -18,7 +18,19 @@ from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
 %elif verification_status in ['denied','must_reverify', 'must_retry']:
     <li class="status status-verification is-denied">
         <span class="title status-title">${_("Current Verification Status: Denied")}</span>
-        <p class="status-note">${_("Your verification submission was not accepted. To receive a verified certificate, you must submit a new photo of yourself and your government-issued photo ID before the verification deadline for your course.")}</p>
+        <p class="status-note">
+      ${_("Your verification submission was not accepted. To receive a verified certificate, you must submit a new photo of yourself and your government-issued photo ID before the verification deadline for your course.")}
+
+          %if verification_errors:
+            <br><br>
+            ${_("Your verification was denied for the following reasons:")}<br>
+            <ul>
+              %for error in verification_errors:
+                <li>${error}</li>
+              %endfor
+            </ul>
+          %endif
+        </p>
       <div class="btn-reverify">
         <a href="${reverse('verify_student_reverify')}" class="action action-reverify">${_("Resubmit Verification")}</a>
       </div>