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Depositional Joint Disease

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Last amended 
14 May 2015

Lumbar spondylosis - Depositional joint disease Factor

The RMA has defined a depositional joint disease as gout, pseudogout, haemochromatosis, Wilson's disease or ochronosis.

Last reviewed for CCPS 16 September 2011.

Preliminary questions [9578]

8667     there is some evidence that a depositional joint disease may be a factor in the development or worsening of the condition under consideration.

8668     the veteran has had a depositional joint disease at some time.

1894     the veteran has gout.

or

8676     the veteran has pseudogout.

or

8677     the veteran has haemochromatosis.

or

8678     the veteran has Wilson's disease.

or

8679     the veteran has had ochronosis at some time.

9600     the identified illness or injury, a depositional joint disease, occurred in side and site of the body.

26422  the veteran has established the causal connection between the depositional joint disease and VEA service for the condition under consideration.

25539 the veteran had the identified illness or injury, a depositional joint disease in side and site of the body, before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

9602     the veteran has established the causal connection between the depositional joint disease and VEA service for the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

9603     the veteran has established the causal connection between the depositional joint disease and operational service for the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

or

9604     the veteran has established the causal connection between the depositional joint disease 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.

25540 the veteran had the identified illness or injury, a depositional joint disease in side and site of the body, before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

26423   the veteran has established the causal connection between the depositional joint disease and VEA service for the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

26424  the veteran has established the causal connection between the depositional joint disease and operational service for the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

or

26425  the veteran has established the causal connection between the depositional joint disease and eligible service for the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

Clinical onset and operational service [9603]

26426  the identified illness or injury, a depositional joint disease in side and site of the body, is causally related to operational service.

Clinical onset and eligible service [9604]

26427  the identified illness or injury, a depositional joint disease in side and site of the body, is causally related to eligible service.

Clinical worsening and operational service [26424]

26426  the identified illness or injury, a depositional joint disease in side and site of the body, is causally related to operational service.

25544 the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred prior to that part of operational service to which the identified illness or injury, a depositional joint disease in side and site of the body, is causally related.

Clinical worsening and eligible service [26425]

26427  the identified illness or injury, a depositional joint disease in side and site of the body, is causally related to eligible service.

25545 the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred prior to that part of eligible service to which the identified illness or injury, a depositional joint disease in side and site of the body, is causally related.