M21-1 and 38 CFR changes, week of Sep 11, 2017

Added

• 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 |
• 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 |
• 9900 Maxilla or mandible, chronic osteomyelitis, osteonecrosis or osteoradionecrosis of:
• Rate as osteomyelitis, chronic under diagnostic code 5000.
• 9902 Mandible, loss of, including ramus, unilaterally or bilaterally:
• Loss of one-half or more, |

and 71 more added passages

Removed

• Link to an amendment published at 82 FR 36083, Aug.
• 9900 Maxilla or mandible, chronic osteomyelitis or osteoradionecrosis of:
• Rate as osteomyelitis, chronic under diagnostic code 5000 |
• 9902 Mandible, loss of approximately one-half:
• Involving temporomandibular articulation | 50
• Not involving temporomandibular articulation | 30
• 9903 Mandible, nonunion of:

and 36 more removed passages