2900-AP08 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2900 Department of Veterans Affairs VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities; Dental and Oral Conditions (VASRD)

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend the portion of the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD or rating schedule) that addresses dental and oral conditions. The purpose of these changes is to incorporate medical advances that have occurred since the last review, update current medical terminology, and provide clear evaluation criteria for application of this portion of the rating schedule. The proposed rule reflects advances in medical knowledge, recommendations from the Dental and Oral Conditions Work Group ("Work Group"), which is comprised of subject matter experts from both the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), and comments from experts and the public gathered as part of a public forum. The public forum, focusing on revisions to the dental and oral conditions section of the VASRD, was held on January 25 - 26, 2011.

]]> Other Significant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 38 CFR 4.150 38 USC 1155 No NPRM 06/00/2015 No No None No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No Ioulia Vvedenskaya M.D. Medical Officer, Compensation Service (211C) 2900 Department of Veterans Affairs VA 202 461-9882 ioulia.vvedenskaya@va.gov Veterans Benefits Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington DC 20420