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Repatriation Medical Authority Statement

Conjunctivitis - Dermatitis herpetiformis Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 27 September 1999.

Preliminary questions [10024]

10059 there is some evidence that dermatitis herpetiformis may be a factor in the development of the condition under consideration.

10060 the veteran has had dermatitis herpetiformis at some time.

10130dermatitis herpetiformis is a chronic relapsing multisystem disease characterised by pruritic eruptions of cutaneous lesions, attracting an ICD code of 694.0, 694.2 or 694.5. [Default true]

22118the veteran has established the causal connection between the dermatitis herpetiformis and VEA service for conjunctivitis.

10062the veteran has established the causal connection between the dermatitis herpetiformis and VEA service for the clinical onset of conjunctivitis.

10063the veteran has established the causal connection between the dermatitis herpetiformis and operational service for the clinical onset of conjunctivitis.

or

10064the veteran has established the causal connection between the dermatitis herpetiformis and eligible service for the clinical onset of conjunctivitis.

or

10096 the clinical onset of conjunctivitis of side and site of the body occurred after the end of the veteran's last period of VEA service.

10097

the veteran's conjunctivitis of side and site of the body permanently worsened.

22119the veteran has established the causal connection between the dermatitis herpetiformis and VEA service for the clinical worsening of conjunctivitis.

22120the veteran has established the causal connection between the dermatitis herpetiformis and operational service for the clinical worsening of conjunctivitis.

or

22121the veteran has established the causal connection between the dermatitis herpetiformis and eligible service for the clinical worsening of conjunctivitis.

Clinical onset and operational service [10063]

10061

the veteran suffered from the identified illness or injury, a type of dermatitis herpetiformis, at the time of the clinical onset of conjunctivitis of side and site of the body.

10065the identified illness or injury, a type of dermatitis herpetiformis, is causally related to operational service.

Clinical onset and eligible service [10064]

10061

the veteran suffered from the identified illness or injury, a type of dermatitis herpetiformis, at the time of the clinical onset of conjunctivitis of side and site of the body.

10066the identified illness or injury, a type of dermatitis herpetiformis, is causally related to eligible service.

Clinical worsening and operational service [22120]

22117

the veteran suffered from the identified illness or injury, a type of dermatitis herpetiformis, at the time of the clinical worsening of conjunctivitis of side and site of the body.

10065the identified illness or injury, a type of dermatitis herpetiformis, is causally related to operational service.

22122

the clinical onset of conjunctivitis of side and site of the body occurred prior to that part of operational service to which the identified illness or injury, a type of dermatitis herpetiformis, is causally related.

Clinical worsening and eligible service [22121]

22117

the veteran suffered from the identified illness or injury, a type of dermatitis herpetiformis, at the time of the clinical worsening of conjunctivitis of side and site of the body.

10066the identified illness or injury, a type of dermatitis herpetiformis, is causally related to eligible service.

22123

the clinical onset of conjunctivitis of side and site of the body occurred prior to that part of eligible service to which the identified illness or injury, a type of dermatitis herpetiformis, is causally related.