Irritable bowel syndrome - A specified psychiatric condition Factor
In the SOP for irritable bowel syndrome the RMA has defined a specified psychiatric condition to mean:
(a) a psychiatric condition with features of anxiety, including:
(i) generalised anxiety disorder, ICD code 300.02; or
(ii) panic disorder, ICD code 300.01; or
(iii) adjustment disorder with features of anxiety, ICD code 309.24, 309.28, 309.3, 309.4, or 309.9; or
iv) post traumatic stress disorder, ICD code 309.81; or
(b) a psychiatric condition with depressive features, including:
(i) major depressive disorder, ICD code 296.2 or 296.3; or
(ii) neurotic depression, ICD code 300.4; or
(iii) other depressive disorders, ICD code 311; or
(iv) adjustment disorder with depressed mood, ICD code 309.0, 309.1, 309.4 or 309.28;
(b) (i)-(iii) above are covered by the SOP for depressive disorder.
The conditions named above are not the only psychiatric conditions with features of anxiety or depression. It is possible that a person may have a psychiatric condition with features of anxiety or depression other than the examples listed by the RMA eg anxiety disorder not otherwise specified (ICD 300.00) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (ICD 300.3). Obtain medical advice if the evidence is not clear if a diagnosed psychiatric condition has features of anxiety or depression.
Last reviewed for CCPS 14 December 1998.
Preliminary questions [683]
21822 the veteran has suffered from a specified psychiatric condition at some time.
25643 the specified psychiatric condition is an illness or injury which is identifiable.
690 the veteran has established the causal connection between the psychiatric condition, and VEA service for irritable bowel syndrome.
21823 the veteran was suffering from the identified illness or injury, a specified psychiatric condition, within the six months immediately before the clinical onset of irritable bowel syndrome.
21806 the veteran has established the causal connection between the psychiatric condition and VEA service for the clinical onset of irritable bowel syndrome.
21808 the veteran has established the causal connection between the psychiatric condition and operational service for the clinical onset of irritable bowel syndrome.
or
21809 the veteran has established the causal connection between the psychiatric condition and eligible service for the clinical onset of irritable bowel syndrome.
or
21804 the clinical onset of the veteran's irritable bowel syndrome occurred after the end of the veteran's last period of VEA service.
21805 the veteran's irritable bowel syndrome permanently worsened.
21824 the veteran was suffering from the identified illness or injury, a specified psychiatric condition, within the six months immediately before the clinical worsening of irritable bowel syndrome.
21807 the veteran has established the causal connection between the psychiatric condition and VEA service for the clinical worsening of irritable bowel syndrome.
21810 the veteran has established the causal connection between the psychiatric condition and operational service for the clinical worsening of irritable bowel syndrome.
or
21811 the veteran has established the causal connection between the psychiatric condition and eligible service for the clinical worsening of irritable bowel syndrome.
Clinical onset and operational service [21808]
6024 the identified illness or injury, a psychiatric condition, is causally related to operational service.
Clinical onset and eligible service [21809]
6026 the identified illness or injury, a psychiatric condition, is causally related to eligible service.
Clinical worsening and operational service [21810]
6024 the identified illness or injury, a psychiatric condition, is causally related to operational service.
21859 the clinical onset of irritable bowel syndrome occurred prior to that part of operational service to which the identified illness or injury, a psychiatric condition, is causally related.
Clinical worsening and eligible service [21811]
6026 the identified illness or injury, a psychiatric condition, is causally related to eligible service.
21860 the clinical onset of irritable bowel syndrome occurred prior to that part of eligible service to which the identified illness or injury, a psychiatric condition, is causally related.