Anxiety disorder - A clinically significant psychiatric condition Factor
In the SOPs for anxiety disorder, among others, the RMA has defined "a clinically significant psychiatric condition" to mean "any Axis 1 disorder of mental health that attracts a diagnosis under DSM-IV-TR which is sufficient to warrant ongoing management, which may involve regular visits (for example, at least monthly), to a psychiatrist, clinical psychologist or general practitioner".
Axis 1 covers clinical disorders, for example, substance-related disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders (including PTSD), depressive disorders, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.
Generally it would be expected that if a psychiatric disorder warranted treatment then treatment would be sought. However, where treatment was not sought, a person's psychiatric disorder might still meet the RMA definition if there was persuasive and professional evidence, based on a comprehensive clinical history, that ongoing management had been warranted.
Last reviewed for CCPS 29 September 2013.
Preliminary questions [30031]
30028 the condition under consideration is generalised anxiety disorder or anxiety disorder not otherwise specified.
30014 the condition under consideration is generalised anxiety disorder.
or
30029 the condition under consideration is anxiety disorder not otherwise specified.
1709 the veteran has had a psychiatric condition at some time.
6058 psychiatric condition means any Axis 1 disorder of mental health that attracts a diagnosis under DSM-IV-TR. [Default true]
26043 the identified illness or injury, a psychiatric condition, has been clinically significant at some time.
6013 the veteran has established the causal connection between the clinically significant psychiatric condition and VEA service for the condition under consideration.
6017 the veteran has established the causal connection between the clinically significant psychiatric condition and VEA service for the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.
6020 the veteran has established the causal connection between the clinically significant psychiatric condition and eligible service for the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.
or
6019 the veteran has established the causal connection between the clinically significant psychiatric condition and operational 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.
6018 the veteran has established the causal connection between the clinically significant psychiatric condition and VEA service for the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.
6022 the veteran has established the causal connection between the clinically significant psychiatric condition and eligible service for the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.
or
6021 the veteran has established the causal connection between the clinically significant psychiatric condition and operational service for the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.
Clinical onset and operational service [6019]
6023 the identified illness or injury, a psychiatric condition, was clinically significant within the ten years before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.
26044 the identified illness or injury, a clinically significant psychiatric condition, is causally related to operational service.
Clinical onset and eligible service [6020]
6025 the identified illness or injury, a psychiatric condition, was clinically significant within the five years before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.
26045 the identified illness or injury, a clinically significant psychiatric condition, is causally related to eligible service.
Clinical worsening and operational service [6021]
6027 the identified illness or injury, a psychiatric condition, was clinically significant within the ten years before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.
26044 the identified illness or injury, a clinically significant psychiatric condition, is causally related to operational service.
6029 the clinical onset of the veteran's condition under consideration occurred prior to that part of operational service to which the identified illness or injury, a clinically significant psychiatric condition, is causally related.
Clinical worsening and eligible service [6022]
6028 the identified illness or injury, a psychiatric condition, was clinically significant within the five years before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.
26045 the identified illness or injury, a clinically significant psychiatric condition, is causally related to eligible service.
6030 the clinical onset of the veteran's condition under consideration occurred prior to that part of eligible service to which the identified illness or injury, a clinically significant psychiatric condition, is causally related.