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Repatriation Medical Authority Statement

Aortic stenosis - Infective endocarditis Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 20 December 2002.

Preliminary questions [11303]

11327 the veteran has had infective endocarditis at some time.

11328 the veteran has suffered from an identifiable form of infective endocarditis, an inflammation of the endocardium caused by infection with microorganisms.

11329the veteran has established the causal connection between the identified illness or injury, a type of infective endocarditis, and VEA service for the condition under consideration.

11336

the veteran had the identified illness or injury, a type of infective endocarditis, before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

11330the veteran has established the causal connection between the infective endocarditis and VEA service for the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

11332the veteran has established the causal connection between the infective endocarditis and operational service for the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

or

11333the veteran has established the causal connection between the infective endocarditis 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.

11337

the veteran had the identified illness or injury, a type of infective endocarditis, before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

11331the veteran has established the causal connection between the infective endocarditis and VEA service for the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

11334the veteran has established the causal connection between the infective endocarditis and operational service for the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

or

11335the veteran has established the causal connection between the infective endocarditis and eligible service for the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

Clinical onset and operational service [11332]

11338the identified illness or injury, a type of infective endocarditis, is causally related to operational service.

Clinical onset and eligible service [11333]

11339the identified illness or injury, a type of infective endocarditis, is causally related to eligible service.

Clinical worsening and operational service [11334]

11338the identified illness or injury, a type of infective endocarditis, is causally related to operational service.

11340

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

Clinical worsening and eligible service [11335]

11339the identified illness or injury, a type of infective endocarditis, is causally related to eligible service.

11341

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