Treatment with a drug from the specified lists

Erectile dysfunction - Treatment with a drug from the specified lists Factor

The RMA has specified the following classes of drugs and included some examples.  (A “class” of drugs only includes drugs whose primary purpose is the purpose of the class. For example, a drug only belongs to the class of antihypertensive agents if the primary purpose of the drug is to treat hypertension.) You can find out whether a particular drug is in one of these classes by looking in a MIMS publication or asking a medical officer or pharmacist.

• Histamine 2 receptor antagonists
• Antihypertensive agents for erectile dysfunction
• Antiandrogens
• Steroid or sex hormones
• Diuretics
• Lipid lowering drugs
• Antiepileptics
• Anticholinergics
• Antidepressants
• Cytotoxic agents
• Antipsychotics
• Tranquillisers
• Antiemetics
• Narcotics
• Ketaconazole (oral)
• Digoxin
• Lithium
• A drug assessed as causing or worsening erectile dysfunction

Last reviewed for CCPS 5 October 2005.

Investigative Documents

Preliminary questions [35332]

35333 the veteran has been treated with a drug from the lists specified for erectile dysfunction at some time.

35334 the veteran was being treated with a drug from the lists specified for erectile dysfunction for an illness or injury which is identifiable.

35335 the identified illness or injury, for which the veteran was being treated with a drug from the lists specified for erectile dysfunction, is a condition for which the drug cannot be ceased or substituted.

35336  the veteran has established the causal connection between treatment with a drug from the lists specified for erectile dysfunction and VEA service for erectile dysfunction.

35343 for the identified illness or injury, the veteran was being treated with a drug from the lists specified for erectile dysfunction, which could not be ceased or substituted, at the time of the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

35337   the veteran has established the causal connection between treatment with a drug from the lists specified for erectile dysfunction and VEA service for the clinical onset of erectile dysfunction.

35339  the veteran has established the causal connection between treatment with a drug from the lists specified for erectile dysfunction and operational service for the clinical onset of erectile dysfunction.

or

35340  the veteran has established the causal connection between treatment with a drug from the lists specified for erectile dysfunction and eligible service for the clinical onset of erectile dysfunction.

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.

35344 for the identified illness or injury, the veteran was being treated with a drug from the lists specified for erectile dysfunction, which could not be ceased or substituted, at the time of the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

35338   the veteran has established the causal connection between treatment with a drug from the lists specified for erectile dysfunction and VEA service for the clinical worsening of erectile dysfunction.

35341  the veteran has established the causal connection between treatment with a drug from the lists specified for erectile dysfunction and operational service for the clinical worsening of erectile dysfunction.

or

35342  the veteran has established the causal connection between treatment with a drug from the lists specified for erectile dysfunction and eligible service for the clinical worsening of erectile dysfunction.

Clinical onset and operational service [35339]

35345  the identified illness or injury, which required treatment with a drug from the lists specified for erectile dysfunction, is causally related to operational service.

Clinical onset and eligible service [35340]

35346  the identified illness or injury, which required treatment with a drug from the lists specified for erectile dysfunction, is causally related to eligible service.

Clinical worsening and operational service [35341]

35345  the identified illness or injury, which required treatment with a drug from the lists specified for erectile dysfunction, is causally related to operational service.

35347 the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred prior to that part of operational service to which the identified illness or injury, which required treatment with a drug from the lists specified for erectile dysfunction, is causally related.

Clinical worsening and eligible service [35342]

35346  the identified illness or injury, which required treatment with a drug from the lists specified for erectile dysfunction, is causally related to eligible service.

35348 the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred prior to that part of eligible service to which the identified illness or injury, which required treatment with a drug from the lists specified for erectile dysfunction, is causally related.