- Diagnostic Code
- 9918
- CFR Section
- §4.150 — Dental & Oral Conditions
Rating Tiers
Note: A rating of 100 percent shall continue beyond the cessation of any surgical, radiation, antineoplastic chemotherapy or other therapeutic procedure. 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 local recurrence or metastasis, rate on residuals such as loss of supporting structures (bone or teeth) and/or functional impairment due to scarring
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