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Repatriation Medical Authority Statement

Cardiomyopathy - A specified autoimmune disease Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 18 July 2007.

Preliminary questions [38255]

38256 there is some evidence that a specified autoimmune disease may be a factor in the development or worsening of the condition under consideration.

38257 — the veteran has had a specified autoimmune disease at some time.

20036 the veteran has had ankylosing spondylitis at some time.

or

8616 the veteran has had dermatomyositis at some time.

or

38258 the veteran has had Hashimoto's thyroiditis at some time.

or

12636 the veteran has had polyarteritis nodosa at some time.

or

36015 the veteran has had polymyositis at some time.

or

20038 the veteran has had rheumatoid arthritis at some time.

or

8615 the veteran has had Sjogren's syndrome at some time.

or

2576 the veteran has had systemic lupus erythematosus at some time.

or

36506

the veteran has had systemic sclerosis at some time.

or

27465 the veteran has had Takayasu's arteritis at some time.

or

10037 the veteran has had Wegener's granulomatosis at some time.

38261 — the veteran has established the causal connection between a specified autoimmune disease and VEA service for cardiomyopathy.

38259 the veteran had the identified illness or injury, a specified autoimmune disease, at the time of the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

38262 — the veteran has established the causal connection between a specified autoimmune disease and VEA service for the clinical onset of cardiomyopathy.

38264 — the veteran has established the causal connection between a specified autoimmune disease and operational service for the clinical onset of cardiomyopathy.

or

38265 — the veteran has established the causal connection between a specified autoimmune disease and eligible service for the clinical onset of cardiomyopathy.

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.

38260

the veteran had the identified illness or injury, a specified autoimmune disease, at the time of the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

38263 — the veteran has established the causal connection between a specified autoimmune disease and VEA service for the clinical worsening of cardiomyopathy.

38266 — the veteran has established the causal connection between a specified autoimmune disease and operational service for the clinical worsening of cardiomyopathy.

or

38267 — the veteran has established the causal connection between a specified autoimmune disease and eligible service for the clinical worsening of cardiomyopathy.

Clinical onset and operational service [38264]

38268 — the identified illness or injury, a specified autoimmune disease, is causally related to operational service.

Clinical onset and eligible service [38265]

38269 — the identified illness or injury, a specified autoimmune disease, is causally related to eligible service.

Clinical worsening and operational service [38266]

38268 — the identified illness or injury, a specified autoimmune disease, is causally related to operational service.

38270

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

Clinical worsening and eligible service [38267]

38269 — the identified illness or injury, a specified autoimmune disease, is causally related to eligible service.

38271

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