- Diagnostic Code
- 9905
- CFR Section
- §4.150 — Dental & Oral Conditions
Rating Tiers
50%
With dietary restrictions to all mechanically altered foods
40%
Without dietary restrictions to mechanically altered foods | With dietary restrictions to all mechanically altered foods | With dietary restrictions to full liquid and pureed foods
30%
Without dietary restrictions to mechanically altered foods | With dietary restrictions to soft and semi-solid foods | With dietary restrictions to full liquid and pureed foods
20%
Without dietary restrictions to mechanically altered foods | With dietary restrictions to soft and semi-solid foods
10%
Without dietary restrictions to mechanically altered foods
What Raters Look For
Based on M21-1 adjudication criteria for Dental & Oral Conditions conditions. These are the factors a VA rater evaluates when assigning a rating percentage.
M21-1 III.iv.4.K- •Number and location of missing teeth due to service-connected cause
- •Whether prosthetic replacement is feasible
- •Chewing function impact
- •Oral tissue involvement: mucous membrane, bone loss (mandible/maxilla), soft tissue damage
- •Bone loss of mandible or maxilla documented on imaging
- •Whether the condition is service-connected or a treatment-caused residual