Administration (VHA) determinations VBA makes for dental treatment purposes when to prepare a rating for dental treatment purposes service trauma for dental treatment purposes conditions SC only for dental treatment purposes dental conditions not considered SC even for treatment purposes separate consideration of each condition for dental treatment purposes dental conditions on service entry and aggravation for treatment purposes SC for dental treatment noted at entry and treated during service, and extracted teeth from chronic periodontal disease processing dental treatment claims involving multiple periods of service tooth numbering systems use of Navy dental records in determinations of SC use of Army dental records to determine defective or missing teeth at enlistment, and dental examinations in treatment claims. Change Date July 20, 2015 Use the table below to interpret claims raising dental issues. a. Interpreting Claims Raising Dental Issues If the claim... Then ... or the issue is entitlement to SC for compensation seeks “service connection” for a purposes of the specified dental disability. dental disability “compensation” A denotes Note: dental disability a disorder that can be SC for compensation purposes, and evaluated under, or by appropriate analogy to, the , 9900-series DCs, and a disorder that is not listed in (treatable carious teeth, replaceable missing teeth, dental or alveolar abscesses, or periodontal disease) or in (calculus, acute periodontal disease, third molars, impacted or malposed teeth, or other developmental defects). for a the issue is entitlement to SC for compensation clearly seeks “compensation” that is a purposes of the specified condition. dental/oral condition not dental disability. seeks only refer the claim to the nearest VA medical center clearly “dental treatment,” connection for dental treatment (VAMC) dental clinic of jurisdiction or eligibility “service
Administration (VHA) determinations VBA makes for dental treatment purposes when to prepare a rating for dental treatment purposes service trauma for dental treatment purposes conditions SC only for dental treatment purposes dental conditions not considered SC even for treatment purposes separate consideration of each condition for dental treatment purposes dental conditions on service entry and aggravation for treatment purposes SC for dental treatment noted at entry and treated during service, and extracted teeth from chronic periodontal disease processing dental treatment claims involving multiple periods of service tooth numbering systems use of Navy dental records in determinations of SC use of Army dental records to determine defective or missing teeth at enlistment, and dental examinations in treatment claims. Change Date July 20, 2015 a. Interpreting Claims Raising Dental Issues Use the table below to interpret claims raising dental issues. If the claim... Then ... seeks “service connection” or “compensation” for a dental disability the issue is entitlement to SC for compensation purposes of the specified dental disability. Note: A dental disability denotes a disorder that can be SC for compensation purposes, and evaluated under, or by appropriate analogy to, the , 9900-series DCs, and a disorder that is not listed in (treatable carious teeth, replaceable missing teeth, dental or alveolar abscesses, or periodontal disease) or in (calculus, acute periodontal disease, third molars, impacted or malposed teeth, or other developmental defects). clearly seeks “compensation” for a dental/oral condition that is not a dental disability. the issue is entitlement to SC for compensation purposes of the specified condition. clearly seeks only “dental treatment,” “service connection for dental treatment refer the claim to the nearest VA medical center (VAMC) dental clinic of jurisdiction or eligibility