38 C.F.R. § 4.150 Schedule of ratings—dental and oral conditions.
Title 38 - Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief
[59 FR 2530, Jan. 18, 1994]
Title 38: Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief
PART 4—SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES
Subpart B—Disability Ratings
Dental and Oral Conditions
§ 4.150 Schedule of ratings—dental and oral conditions.
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rating------------------------------------------------------------------------9900 Maxilla or mandible, chronic osteomyelitis or osteoradionecrosis of: Rate as osteomyelitis, chronic under diagnostic code 5000...9901 Mandible, loss of, complete, between angles................ 1009902 Mandible, loss of approximately one-half: Involving temporomandibular articulation.................... 50 Not involving temporomandibular articulation................ 309903 Mandible, nonunion of: Severe...................................................... 30 Moderate.................................................... 10 Note_Dependent upon degree of motion and relative loss of masticatory function.......................................9904 Mandible, malunion of: Severe displacement......................................... 20 Moderate displacement....................................... 10 Slight displacement......................................... 0 Note_Dependent upon degree of motion and relative loss of masticatory function.......................................9905 Temporomandibular articulation, limited motion of: Inter-incisal range: 0 to 10 mm.............................................. 40 11 to 20 mm............................................. 30 21 to 30 mm............................................. 20 31 to 40 mm............................................. 10 Range of lateral excursion: 0 to 4 mm............................................... 10 Note_Ratings for limited inter-incisal movement shall not be combined with ratings for limited lateral excursion........9906 Ramus, loss of whole or part of: Involving loss of temporomandibular articulation Bilateral............................................... 50 Unilateral.............................................. 30 Not involving loss of temporomandibular articulation Bilateral............................................... 30 Unilateral.............................................. 209907 Ramus, loss of less than one-half the substance of, not involving loss of continuity: Bilateral................................................... 20 Unilateral.................................................. 109908 Condyloid process, loss of, one or both sides.............. 309909 Coronoid process, loss of: Bilateral................................................... 20 Unilateral.................................................. 109911 Hard palate, loss of half or more: Not replaceable by prosthesis............................... 30 Replaceable by prosthesis................................... 109912 Hard palate, loss of less than half of: Not replaceable by prosthesis............................... 20 Replaceable by prosthesis................................... 09913 Teeth, loss of, due to loss of substance of body of maxilla or mandible without loss of continuity: Where the lost masticatory surface cannot be restored by suitable prosthesis: Loss of all teeth....................................... 40 Loss of all upper teeth................................. 30 Loss of all lower teeth................................. 30 All upper and lower posterior teeth missing............. 20 All upper and lower anterior teeth missing.............. 20 All upper anterior teeth missing........................ 10 All lower anterior teeth missing........................ 10 All upper and lower teeth on one side missing........... 10 Where the loss of masticatory surface can be restored by 0 suitable prosthesis........................................ Note_These ratings apply only to bone loss through trauma or disease such as osteomyelitis, and not to the loss of the alveolar process as a result of periodontal disease, since such loss is not considered disabling......................9914 Maxilla, loss of more than half: Not replaceable by prosthesis............................... 100 Replaceable by prosthesis................................... 509915 Maxilla, loss of half or less: Loss of 25 to 50 percent: Not replaceable by prosthesis........................... 40 Replaceable by prosthesis............................... 30 Loss of less than 25 percent: Not replaceable by prosthesis........................... 20 Replaceable by prosthesis............................... 09916 Maxilla, malunion or nonunion of: Severe displacement......................................... 30 Moderate displacement....................................... 10 Slight displacement......................................... 0------------------------------------------------------------------------
