Otitis externa - Specified systemic inflammatory skin condition Factor
Last reviewed for CCPS 21 June 2002.
Preliminary questions [16386]
16450 — the veteran has suffered inflammation of an ear canal as a complication of a specified systemic inflammatory skin condition at some time.
16465 the veteran has suffered from contact dermatitis at some time.
or
the veteran has had seborrhoeic dermatitis at some time.or
the veteran has suffered from neurodermatitis at some time.or
the veteran has suffered from psoriasis at some time.or
the veteran has suffered from acne at some time.or
the veteran has had systemic lupus erythematosus at some time. the identified illness or injury, a systemic inflammatory skin condition, affected side and site of the body.16452 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the specified systemic inflammatory skin condition and VEA service for otitis externa.
the veteran suffered the inflammation of the ear canal of side and site of the body as a complication of the identified illness or injury at the time of the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.16453 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the specified systemic inflammatory skin condition and VEA service for the clinical onset of otitis externa.
16455 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the specified systemic inflammatory skin condition and operational service for the clinical onset of otitis externa.
or
16456 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the specified systemic inflammatory skin condition and eligible service for the clinical onset of otitis externa.
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. the veteran suffered the inflammation of the ear canal of side and site of the body as a complication of the identified illness or injury at the time of the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.16454 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the specified systemic inflammatory skin condition and VEA service for the clinical worsening of otitis externa.
16457 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the specified systemic inflammatory skin condition and operational service for the clinical worsening of otitis externa.
or
16458 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the specified systemic inflammatory skin condition and eligible service for the clinical worsening of otitis externa.
Clinical onset and operational service [16455]
16459 — the identified illness or injury, a systemic inflammatory skin condition which caused the inflammation of the ear canal of side and site of the body is causally related to operational service.
Clinical onset and eligible service [16456]
16460 — the identified illness or injury, a systemic inflammatory skin condition which caused the inflammation of the ear canal of side and site of the body is causally related to eligible service.
Clinical worsening and operational service [16457]
16459 — the identified illness or injury, a systemic inflammatory skin condition which caused the inflammation of the ear canal of side and site of the body 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 that caused the inflammation of the ear canal of side and site of the body is causally related.Clinical worsening and eligible service [16458]
16460 — the identified illness or injury, a systemic inflammatory skin condition which caused the inflammation of the ear canal of side and site of the body 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 that caused the inflammation of the ear canal of side and site of the body is causally related.