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Maxilla or mandible, chronic osteomyelitis, osteonecrosis or osteoradionecrosis of
Diagnostic code 9900 · Dental and oral conditions · 38 CFR 4.150
Rating criteria: the exact regulation text
Quoted from 38 CFR 4.150. The "Rating" column is the percentage VA assigns for that level.
Printed at the start of this table in the regulation:
| Criteria | Rating |
|---|---|
| Note (1): For VA compensation purposes, diagnostic imaging studies include, but are not limited to, conventional radiography (X-ray), computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), radionuclide bone scanning, or ultrasonography | |
| Note (2): Separately evaluate loss of vocal articulation, loss of smell, loss of taste, neurological impairment, respiratory dysfunction, and other impairments under the appropriate diagnostic code and combine under § 4.25 for each separately rated condition |
| Criteria | Rating |
|---|---|
| 9900 Maxilla or mandible, chronic osteomyelitis, osteonecrosis or osteoradionecrosis of: | |
| Rate as osteomyelitis, chronic under diagnostic code 5000. |
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Where this comes from
38 CFR 4.150, VA's Schedule for Rating Disabilities, from the official eCFR.
Regulation text current as of October 16, 2026.
Change history for this code (38 CFR Part 4, Appendix A): Criterion September 22, 1978; criterion February 17, 1994; title September 10, 2017.
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