Prescribed medication

Drug dependence and drug abuse - Prescribed medication Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 09 September 2009.

Preliminary questions [27361]

36237 — acceptance of the veteran's claim for the condition under consideration is excluded because of the use of a prohibited substance.

36238

the veteran has some VEA service on or after 24 October 1980.

36239 the condition under consideration involved the use of a prohibited substance during service on or after 24 October 1980.

27362 the veteran was medically prescribed a course of opioid, sedative, hypnotic, stimulant or anxiolytic medications at some time.

27363

the veteran was medically prescribed a course of opioid, sedative, hypnotic, stimulant or anxiolytic medications at the time of the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

27364

the condition under consideration involves the prescribed drug or one or more agents from the related pharmacological class of this medically prescribed course of opioid, sedative, hypnotic, stimulant or anxiolytic medications.

27365

the veteran was medically prescribed a course of opioid, sedative, hypnotic, stimulant or anxiolytic medications at the time of the clinical onset of the condition under consideration for an illness or injury which is identifiable.

27366 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the prescribed medication and VEA service for the clinical onset of drug dependence or drug abuse.

27367 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the prescribed medication and operational service for the clinical onset of drug dependence or drug abuse.

or

27368 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the prescribed medication and eligible service for the clinical onset of drug dependence or drug abuse.

Clinical onset and operational service [27367]

27369 — the identified illness or injury for which the course of opioid, sedative, hypnotic, stimulant or anxiolytic medications was medically prescribed is causally related to operational service.

Clinical onset and eligible service [27368]

27370 — the identified illness or injury for which the course of opioid, sedative, hypnotic, stimulant or anxiolytic medications was medically prescribed is causally related to eligible service.