VA Dental Care for 100%SC

[PNC]

After successfully maneuvering through the VA C&P, I am now at 140% through a combination of multiple SC disabilities.  However, I am only paid at 90%.  I have a need for dentures and have inquired with the VA on my eligibility.  However, with the VA's strange math in compensation amounts, at 90% I am not eligible..  According to the Dental Clinic at the Saginaw, MI VA Hospital I am not entitled to dental care through the VA.  According to them, their interpretation is that a veteran must be receiving 100% in compensation or need dental treatment for a specific SC dental disability.  Typically, the policy is confusing.  And, civilian dental insurance requires you to pay into a plan for a year before you can use it for dentures. No need for a plan if I have no teeth.   Does anyone out there know the real deal?  Thought I heard last year that the VA was looking into VA Dental Care for all veterans.  FAKE NEWS I guess?

[Okemos_Veteran74]

  When I first went to the Dental Clinic at the Ann Arbor VA, the receptionist told me that I was  only listed as 90%,  She then looked further at my récord/file  and saw that I was listed as P&T.  

That is what made the difference for me. 

 

So then I was approved.  It is a long wait time at  the Ann Arbor VA.  I hope Saginaw is better.

[Lovatoi24]

These discussions are quite helpful and giving me motivation to visit the clinic as soon as possible. Actually suffering from pale teeth and gum infection since few days. But pain and phobia is in my mind. Will go to dentist Torrance referred by my cousin next week. Hope I get proper and safe medications.