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Dental And Oral Conditions VA Rating Codes
Browse 15 active diagnostic codes in dental and oral conditions, with current criteria, notes and links to the published regulation.
The dental and oral conditions collection covers the following named conditions and rating methods. Select a code to read its own criteria and any applicable shared formula. The section and code number identify the rule; they do not establish service connection.
- DC 9900: Maxilla or mandible, chronic osteomyelitis, osteonecrosis or osteoradionecrosis of
- DC 9901: Mandible, loss of, complete, between angles
- DC 9902: Mandible, loss of, including ramus, unilaterally or bilaterally
- DC 9903: Mandible, nonunion of, confirmed by diagnostic imaging studies
- DC 9904: Mandible, malunion of
- DC 9905: Temporomandibular disorder (TMD)
- DC 9908: Condyloid process, loss of, one or both sides
- DC 9909: Coronoid process, loss of
- DC 9911: Hard palate, loss of
- DC 9913: Teeth, loss of, due to loss of substance of body of maxilla or mandible without loss of continuity
- DC 9914: Maxilla, loss of more than half
- DC 9915: Maxilla, loss of half or less
- DC 9916: Maxilla, malunion or nonunion of
- DC 9917: Neoplasm, hard and soft tissue, benign
- DC 9918: Neoplasm, hard and soft tissue, malignant
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