Suffering from a disease in the specified list of diseases for gout

Gout - Suffering from a disease in the specified list of diseases for gout Factor

The diseases specified as causal or aggravating factors for gout are:

• Multiple myeloma
• Myeloid metaplasia
• Polycythaemia vera
• Secondary polycythaemia

Active systemic leukaemia is also one of the specified diseases but this is dealt with by a separate contention on CCPS.

LAST REVIEWED FOR CCPS 01 JUNE 2000.

PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS [30076]

30111 there is some evidence that suffering from a disease in the specified list of diseases for gout may be a factor in the development or worsening of the condition under consideration.

30112  the veteran suffered from a disease in the specified list of diseases for gout at some time.

5603     the veteran has suffered from myeloid metaplasia at some time.

or

5604     the veteran has had polycythaemia vera at some time.

or

30113 the veteran has suffered from secondary polycythaemia at some time.

or

5605     the veteran has suffered from multiple myeloma at some time.

30114  the veteran has established the causal connection between the suffering from a disease in the specified list of diseases for gout and VEA service for gout.

30121 the veteran suffered from the identified illness or injury, a disease in the specified list of diseases for gout, within the 180 days immediately before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

30115   the veteran has established the causal connection between the suffering from a disease in the specified list of diseases for gout and VEA service for the clinical onset of gout.

30117  the veteran has established the causal connection between the suffering from a disease in the specified list of diseases for gout and operational service for the clinical onset of gout.

or

30118  the veteran has established the causal connection between the suffering from a disease in the specified list of diseases for gout and eligible service for the clinical onset of gout.

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.

30124 the veteran suffered from the identified illness or injury, a disease in the specified list of diseases for gout, within the 180 days immediately before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

30116   the veteran has established the causal connection between the suffering from a disease in the specified list of diseases for gout and VEA service for the clinical worsening of gout.

30119  the veteran has established the causal connection between the suffering from a disease in the specified list of diseases for gout and operational service for the clinical worsening of gout.

or

30120  the veteran has established the causal connection between the suffering from a disease in the specified list of diseases for gout and eligible service for the clinical worsening of gout.

CLINICAL ONSET AND OPERATIONAL SERVICE [30117]

30122  the identified illness or injury, a disease in the specified list of diseases for gout, is causally related to operational service.

CLINICAL ONSET AND ELIGIBLE SERVICE [30118]

30123  the identified illness or injury, a disease in the specified list of diseases for gout, is causally related to eligible service.

CLINICAL WORSENING AND OPERATIONAL SERVICE [30119]

30122  the identified illness or injury, a disease in the specified list of diseases for gout, is causally related to operational service.

30125 the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred prior to that part of operational service to which the identified illness or injury, a disease in the specified list of diseases for gout, is causally related.

CLINICAL WORSENING AND ELIGIBLE SERVICE [30120]

30123  the identified illness or injury, a disease in the specified list of diseases for gout, is causally related to eligible service.

30126 the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred prior to that part of eligible service to which the identified illness or injury , a disease in the specified list of diseases for gout, is causally related.