VA Disability Rating for Neoplasm, hard and soft tissue, benign (DC 9917)

Body system: Dental and Oral ConditionsRegulation: 38 CFR § 4.150DBQ: DBQ DENTAL Oral and Dental

A benign neoplasm is a non-cancerous growth in the hard tissues (like jaw bone) or soft tissues (like gums) of your mouth. The VA doesn't have specific rating percentages for this condition itself. Instead, they'll rate you based on any bone loss, tooth loss, or functional problems caused by the growth or its treatment, using the rating criteria for those specific impairments.

Rating levels

  • Note — A benign (non-cancerous) growth of the hard or soft tissues of the mouth has no rating levels of its own. The VA rates what the growth or its treatment leaves behind: loss of supporting structures (bone or teeth), and any functional impairment caused by scarring.

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