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Repatriation Medical Authority Statement

Personality disorder - Clinically significant attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorder Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 22 December 2008.

Preliminary questions [40464]

40466 there is some evidence that a clinically significant attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorder may be a factor in the development or worsening of the condition under consideration.

40532 the veteran has had an attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorder at some time.

40523an attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorder means a disorder satisfying the DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder not otherwise specified, conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, or disruptive behaviour disorder not otherwise specified.

40524

the identified illness or injury, an attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorder, has been clinically significant at some time.

40516the veteran has established the causal connection between the clinically significant attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorder and VEA service for personality disorder.

40525

the identified illness or injury, an attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorder, was clinically significant within the five years before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

40517the veteran has established the causal connection between the clinically significant attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorder and VEA service for the clinical onset of personality disorder.

40519the veteran has established the causal connection between the clinically significant attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorder and operational service for the clinical onset of personality disorder.

or

40520the veteran has established the causal connection between the clinically significant attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorder and eligible service for the clinical onset of personality disorder.

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.

40526

the identified illness or injury, an attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorder, was clinically significant within the five years before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

40518the veteran has established the causal connection between the clinically significant attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorder and VEA service for the clinical worsening of personality disorder.

40521the veteran has established the causal connection between the clinically significant attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorder and operational service for the clinical worsening of personality disorder.

or

40522the veteran has established the causal connection between the clinically significant attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorder and eligible service for the clinical worsening of personality disorder.

Clinical onset and operational service [40519]

40527the identified illness or injury, an attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorder, is causally related to operational service.

Clinical onset and eligible service [40520]

40528the identified illness or injury, an attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorder, is causally related to eligible service.

Clinical worsening and operational service [40521]

40527the identified illness or injury, an attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorder, is causally related to operational service.

40529

the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred prior to that part of operational service to which the identified illness or injury, an attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorder, is causally related.

Clinical worsening and eligible service [40522]

40528the identified illness or injury, an attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorder, is causally related to eligible service.

40530

the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred prior to that part of eligible service to which the identified illness or injury, an attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorder, is causally related.