VA Disability — Dental & Oral
VA disability ratings for TMJ, jaw injuries, oral injuries, and dental conditions resulting from service-related trauma or caused by service-connected conditions.
Dental and oral conditions are ratable under VA disability compensation when they result from service-related injury or are caused by service-connected conditions. TMJ (DC 9904) is among the most commonly compensated — it shares rating criteria with other joint conditions. The VA dental treatment program (separate from disability compensation) provides care to qualifying veterans, with more comprehensive access at higher disability ratings. Veterans with 100% ratings or TDIU receive comprehensive VA dental care.
TMJ / Temporomandibular Joint Disorder
DC 9904
Maxilla or mandible, chronic osteomyelitis, osteonecrosis, or osteoradionecrosis of
DC 9900
Mandible, loss of, complete
DC 9901
Mandible loss of, including ramus, unilaterally or bilaterally
DC 9902
Mandible, nonunion of, confirmed by diagnostic imaging studies
DC 9903
Mandible, malunion
DC 9904
Temporomandibular disorder (TMD)
DC 9905
Condyloid process
DC 9908
Coronoid process
DC 9909
Hard palate, loss of
DC 9911
Teeth, loss of
DC 9913
Maxilla, loss of more than half
DC 9914
Maxilla, loss of half or less
DC 9915
Maxilla, malunion or nonunion of
DC 9916
Neoplasm, hard and soft tissue, benign
DC 9917
Neoplasm, hard and soft tissue, malignant
DC 9918
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