Ascending or descending stairs or ladders

In the SoP for osteoarthritis this refers to walking, running or climbing up or down stairs, steps, or rungs of a ladder.  A stair means one of a flight of steps.

Last reviewed for CCPS 10 June 2012.

Investigative Documents

Preliminary questions [35578]

35602  the veteran has claimed osteoarthritis of a relevant joint or joints for ascending or descending stairs or ladders.

or

35604   the veteran has claimed osteoarthritis of an unspecified relevant joint or joints for ascending or descending stairs or ladders.

25628 the veteran has osteoarthritis of a hip or knee joint.

35606 the veteran has climbed up or down at least 300 stairs or rungs of a ladder per day at some time.

35607  the veteran has established the causal connection between ascending or descending stairs or ladders and VEA service for the condition under consideration.

35608   the veteran has established the causal connection between ascending or descending stairs or ladders and VEA service for the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

35610  the veteran has established the causal connection between ascending or descending stairs or ladders and operational service for the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

or

35611  the veteran has established the causal connection between ascending or descending stairs or ladders and eligible service for the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

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.

35609   the veteran has established the causal connection between ascending or descending stairs or ladders and VEA service for the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

35612  the veteran has established the causal connection between ascending or descending stairs or ladders and operational service for the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

or

35613  the veteran has established the causal connection between ascending or descending stairs or ladders and eligible service for the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

Clinical onset and operational service [35610]

35614 the veteran has climbed up or down at least 300 stairs or rungs of a ladder per day on more days than not for a continuous period of at least two years at some time.

35616 the veteran climbed up or down at least 300 stairs or rungs of a ladder per day on more days than not for a continuous period of at least two years before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

35620 operational service made a material contribution to the veteran ascending or descending at least 300 stairs or rungs of a ladder per day on more days than not for a continuous period of at least two years before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

Clinical onset and eligible service [35611]

35615 the veteran has climbed up or down at least 300 stairs or rungs of a ladder per day on more days than not for a continuous period of at least ten years at some time.

35617 the veteran climbed up or down at least 300 stairs or rungs of a ladder per day on more days than not for a continuous period of at least ten years within the 25 years before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

35621 eligible service made a material contribution to the veteran ascending or descending at least 300 stairs or rungs of a ladder per day on more days than not for a continuous period of at least ten years within the 25 years before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

Clinical worsening and operational service [35612]

35614 the veteran has climbed up or down at least 300 stairs or rungs of a ladder per day on more days than not for a continuous period of at least two years at some time.

35618 the veteran has climbed up or down at least 300 stairs or rungs of a ladder per day on more days than not for a continuous period of at least two years before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

35624 the continuous period of at least two years during which the veteran ascended or descended at least 300 stairs or rungs of a ladder per day on more days than not commenced after the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

35622 operational service made a material contribution to the veteran ascending or descending at least 300 stairs or rungs of a ladder per day on more days than not for a continuous period of at least two years before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

Clinical worsening and eligible service [35613]

35615 the veteran has climbed up or down at least 300 stairs or rungs of a ladder per day on more days than not for a continuous period of at least ten years at some time.

35619 the veteran has climbed up or down at least 300 stairs or rungs of a ladder per day on more days than not for a continuous period of at least ten years within the 25 years before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

35625 the continuous period of at least ten years during which the veteran ascended or descended at least 300 stairs or rungs of a ladder per day on more days than not commenced after the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

35623 eligible service made a material contribution to the veteran ascending or descending at least 300 stairs or rungs of a ladder per day on more days than not for a continuous period of at least ten years within the 25 years before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.