Severe childhood abuse

Personality disorder - Severe childhood abuse Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 22 December 2008.

Preliminary questions [40462]

40465 there is some evidence that severe childhood abuse may be a factor in the development or worsening of the condition under consideration.

40493 — the veteran has established the causal connection between severe childhood abuse and VEA service for personality disorder.

40494 — the veteran has established the causal connection between severe childhood abuse and VEA service for the clinical onset of personality disorder.

40496 — the veteran has established the causal connection between severe childhood abuse and operational service for the clinical onset of personality disorder.

or

40497 — the veteran has established the causal connection between severe childhood abuse and eligible service for the clinical onset of personality disorder.

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.

40495 — the veteran has established the causal connection between severe childhood abuse and VEA service for the clinical worsening of personality disorder.

40498 — the veteran has established the causal connection between severe childhood abuse and operational service for the clinical worsening of personality disorder.

or

40499 — the veteran has established the causal connection between severe childhood abuse and eligible service for the clinical worsening of personality disorder.

Clinical onset and operational service [40496]

40500

on operational service, the veteran experienced severe childhood abuse.

40504

on operational service, the veteran experienced severe childhood abuse within the ten years before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

Clinical onset and eligible service [40497]

40501

on eligible service, the veteran experienced severe childhood abuse.

40503

as a causal result of eligible service, the veteran experienced severe childhood abuse.

40505

as a causal result of eligible service, the veteran experienced severe childhood abuse within the five years before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

Clinical worsening and operational service [40498]

40500

on operational service, the veteran experienced severe childhood abuse.

40502

as a causal result of operational service, the veteran experienced severe childhood abuse.

40506

as a causal result of operational service, the veteran experienced severe childhood abuse within the ten years before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

Clinical worsening and eligible service [40499]

40501

on eligible service, the veteran experienced severe childhood abuse.

40503

as a causal result of eligible service, the veteran experienced severe childhood abuse.

40507

as a causal result of eligible service, the veteran experienced severe childhood abuse within the five years before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.