Gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer - A critical illness or injury Factor
Last reviewed for CCPS 24 May 2007.
Investigative Documents
Medical Report - Critical Illness or Injury - Gastric Ulcer and Duodenal Ulcer [MR9371]
Preliminary questions [37617]
there is some evidence that a critical illness or injury may be a factor in the development or worsening of the condition under consideration.37619 the veteran has had a critical illness or injury at some time.
37620 — a critical illness or injury means any physical injury or illness requiring mechanical ventilation support or admission to an intensive care unit, or which causes septicaemia, adult respiratory distress syndrome, acute renal tubular necrosis, disseminated intravascular coagulation or multiple organ failure.
37621 — the veteran has established the causal connection between a critical illness or injury and VEA service for gastric ulcer or duodenal ulcer.
37622 — the veteran has established the causal connection between a critical illness or injury and VEA service for the clinical onset of gastric ulcer or duodenal ulcer.
37625 — the veteran has established the causal connection between a critical illness or injury and eligible service for the clinical onset of gastric ulcer or duodenal ulcer.
or
37624 — the veteran has established the causal connection between a critical illness or injury and operational service for the clinical onset of gastric ulcer or duodenal ulcer.
or
the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred after the end of the veteran's last period of VEA service. the condition under consideration permanently worsened.37623 — the veteran has established the causal connection between a critical illness or injury and VEA service for the clinical worsening of gastric ulcer or duodenal ulcer.
37627 — the veteran has established the causal connection between a critical illness or injury and eligible service for the clinical worsening of gastric ulcer or duodenal ulcer.
or
37626 — the veteran has established the causal connection between a critical illness or injury and operational service for the clinical worsening of gastric ulcer or duodenal ulcer.
Clinical onset and operational service [37624]
the veteran had the identified illness or injury, a critical illness or injury, within the fourteen days before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.37632 — the identified illness or injury, a critical illness or injury, is causally related to operational service.
Clinical onset and eligible service [37625]
the veteran had the identified illness or injury, a critical illness or injury, within the seven days before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.37633 — the identified illness or injury, a critical illness or injury, is causally related to eligible service.
Clinical worsening and operational service [37626]
the veteran had the identified illness or injury, a critical illness or injury, within the fourteen days before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.37632 — the identified illness or injury, a critical illness or injury, is causally related to operational service.
the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred prior to that part of operational service to which the identified illness or injury, a critical illness or injury, is causally related.Clinical worsening and eligible service [37627]
the veteran had the identified illness or injury, a critical illness or injury, within the seven days before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.37633 — the identified illness or injury, a critical illness or injury, is causally related to eligible service.
the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred prior to that part of eligible service to which the identified illness or injury, a critical illness or injury, is causally related.