A specified gastrointestinal disease

Osteoporosis - A specified gastrointestinal disease Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 08 January 2007.

Preliminary questions [27139]

27140 there is some evidence that a specified gastrointestinal disease may be a factor in the development or worsening of the condition under consideration.

27141 — the veteran has had a specified gastrointestinal disease at some time.

806 the veteran has had ulcerative colitis.

or

3717

the veteran has Crohn's disease.

or

22586 the veteran has had cirrhosis of the liver at some time.

or

22818 the veteran suffered from coeliac disease at some time.

or

36542 the veteran has had pancreatic insufficiency at some time.

or

36543 the veteran has had bacterial overgrowth syndrome at some time.

27142 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the specified gastrointestinal disease and VEA service for osteoporosis.

27143 the veteran had the identified illness or injury, a specified gastrointestinal disease, for a continuous period of at least the one year before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

27144 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the specified gastrointestinal disease and VEA service for the clinical onset of osteoporosis.

27147 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the specified gastrointestinal disease and operational service for the clinical onset of osteoporosis.

or

27148 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the specified gastrointestinal disease and eligible service for the clinical onset of osteoporosis.

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.

27145

the veteran had the identified illness or injury, a specified gastrointestinal disease, for a continuous period of at least the one year before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

27146 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the specified gastrointestinal disease and VEA service for the clinical worsening of osteoporosis.

27149 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the specified gastrointestinal disease and operational service for the clinical worsening of osteoporosis.

or

27150 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the specified gastrointestinal disease and eligible service for the clinical worsening of osteoporosis.

Clinical onset and operational service [27147]

27151 — the identified illness or injury, a specified gastrointestinal disease, is causally related to operational service.

Clinical onset and eligible service [27148]

27152 — the identified illness or injury, a specified gastrointestinal disease, is causally related to eligible service.

Clinical worsening and operational service [27149]

27151 — the identified illness or injury, a specified gastrointestinal disease, is causally related to operational service.

27153

the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred prior to that part of operational service to which the identified illness or injury, a specified gastrointestinal disease, is causally related.

Clinical worsening and eligible service [27150]

27152 — the identified illness or injury, a specified gastrointestinal disease, is causally related to eligible service.

27154

the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred prior to that part of eligible service to which the identified illness or injury, a specified gastrointestinal disease, is causally related.