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Repatriation Medical Authority Statement

Pruritus ani - A specified colorectal or anal condition Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 30 June 1999.

Preliminary questions [16836]

17076 there is some evidence that a specified colorectal or anal condition may be a factor in the development or worsening of the condition under consideration.

16886 — the veteran has suffered from a colorectal or anal condition from the specified list of colorectal and anal conditions at some time.

16928 the veteran has suffered from anal fistula at some time.

or

16929 the veteran has suffered from anal fissure at some time.

or

16930 the veteran has suffered from anal skin tags at some time.

or

16931 the veteran has suffered from anal sphincter incompetence at some time.

or

16932 — the veteran has suffered from a malignant lesion of the anal or perianal region at some time.

16939 the veteran has suffered from Paget's disease of skin of the anal or perianal region at some time.

or

16940 the veteran has suffered from Bowen's disease of the anal or perianal region at some time.

or

16941 the veteran has suffered from basal cell carcinoma of the anal or perianal region at some time.

or

16942 the veteran has suffered from squamous cell carcinoma of the anal or perianal region at some time.

or

16943 the veteran has suffered from malignant melanoma of the skin of the anal or perianal region at some time.

or

16944 the veteran has suffered from Kaposi's sarcoma of the anal or perianal region at some time.

or

16945 the veteran has suffered the presence of secondary tumour deposits in the anal or perianal region from any primary malignant neoplasm at some time.

or

14800 the veteran has suffered from a colorectal adenomatous polyp at some time.

or

16934 the veteran has suffered from haemorrhoids at some time.

or

806 the veteran has had ulcerative colitis.

or

3717

the veteran has Crohn's disease.

or

16937 the veteran has suffered from malignant neoplasm of the rectum at some time.

or

16938 the veteran has suffered from malignant neoplasm of the colon at some time.

16899 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the colorectal or anal condition and VEA service for pruritus ani.

16900 the veteran was suffering from the identified illness or injury, a specified colorectal or anal condition, at the time of the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

16902 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the colorectal or anal condition and VEA service for the clinical onset of pruritus ani.

16906 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the colorectal or anal condition and operational service for the clinical onset of pruritus ani.

or

16907 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the colorectal or anal condition and eligible service for the clinical onset of pruritus ani.

or

16849

the clinical onset of the veteran's pruritus ani occurred after the end of the veteran's last period of VEA service.

16850

the veteran's pruritus ani permanently worsened.

16903

the veteran was suffering from the identified illness or injury, a specified colorectal or anal condition, at the time of the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

16905 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the colorectal or anal condition and VEA service for the clinical worsening of pruritus ani.

16908 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the colorectal or anal condition and operational service for the clinical worsening of pruritus ani.

or

16909 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the colorectal or anal condition and eligible service for the clinical worsening of pruritus ani.

Clinical onset and operational service [16906]

16910 — the identified illness or injury, a colorectal or anal condition, is causally related to operational service.

Clinical onset and eligible service [16907]

16911 — the identified illness or injury, a colorectal or anal condition, is causally related to eligible service.

Clinical worsening and operational service [16908]

16910 — the identified illness or injury, a colorectal or anal condition, is causally related to operational service.

16958

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 colorectal or anal condition, is causally related.

Clinical worsening and eligible service [16909]

16911 — the identified illness or injury, a colorectal or anal condition, is causally related to eligible service.

16959

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 colorectal or anal condition, is causally related.