Inflammatory joint disease

Lumbar spondylosis - Inflammatory joint disease Factor

The RMA has defined inflammatory joint disease to mean:

•  Rheumatoid arthritis
•  Reiter's syndrome
•  Psoriatic arthropathy
•  Ankylosing spondylitis
•  Arthritis associated with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis

Conditions such as chondromalacia patellae, Paget's disease, osteoporosis, meniscal or ligament damage are not inflammatory joint disease.

Last reviewed for CCPS 16 September 2011.

Preliminary questions [9575]

8657     there is some evidence that an inflammatory joint disease may be a factor in the development or worsening of the condition under consideration.

8636     the veteran has had an inflammatory joint disease at some time.

20034 the veteran has had Reiter's syndrome at some time.

or

20035 the veteran has had psoriatic arthropathy at some time.

or

20036 the veteran has had ankylosing spondylitis at some time.

or

20038 the veteran has had rheumatoid arthritis at some time.

or

25493 the veteran has had arthritis associated with Crohn's disease at some time.

or

25494 the veteran has had arthritis associated with ulcerative colitis at some time.

8637     the identified illness or injury, an inflammatory joint disease, affected side and site of the body.

9584     the veteran has established the causal connection between the inflammatory joint disease and VEA service for the condition under consideration.

8639     the veteran had the identified illness or injury, an inflammatory joint disease in side and site of the body, before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

26403   the veteran has established the causal connection between the inflammatory joint disease and VEA service for the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

9585     the veteran has established the causal connection between the inflammatory joint disease and operational service for the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

or

9586     the veteran has established the causal connection between the inflammatory joint disease and eligible service for the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

or

7334     the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred after the end of the veteran's last period of VEA service.

7335     the condition under consideration permanently worsened.

25487 the veteran had the identified illness or injury, an inflammatory joint disease in side and site of the body, before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

26404   the veteran has established the causal connection between the inflammatory joint disease and VEA service for the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

26405  the veteran has established the causal connection between the inflammatory joint disease and operational service for the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

or

26406  the veteran has established the causal connection between the inflammatory joint disease and eligible service for the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

Clinical onset and operational service [9585]

26407  the identified illness or injury, an inflammatory joint disease in side and site of the body, is causally related to operational service.

Clinical onset and eligible service [9586]

26408  the identified illness or injury, an inflammatory joint disease in side and site of the body, is causally related to eligible service.

Clinical worsening and operational service [26405]

26407  the identified illness or injury, an inflammatory joint disease in side and site of the body, is causally related to operational service.

25491 the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred prior to that part of the operational service to which the identified illness or injury, an inflammatory joint disease in side and site of the body, is causally related.

Clinical worsening and eligible service [26406]

26408  the identified illness or injury, an inflammatory joint disease in side and site of the body, is causally related to eligible service.

25492 the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred prior to that part of the eligible service to which the identified illness or injury, an inflammatory joint disease in side and site of the body, is causally related.