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Subarachnoid haemorrhage - Oral contraceptives Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 17 December 2003.

Preliminary questions [14109]

14130 there is some evidence that using an oral contraceptive pill may be a factor in the development of the condition under consideration.

1169the veteran is a woman.

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the veteran has used an oral contraceptive pill at some time.

14132 the veteran used an oral contraceptive pill for a period of at least three weeks immediately before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

14135the veteran has established the causal connection between using oral contraceptives and operational service for the clinical onset of subarachnoid haemorrhage.

Clinical onset and operational service [14135]

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as a causal result of operational service, the veteran used an oral contraceptive pill for a period of at least three weeks immediately before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

or

14133

the veteran's use of an oral contraceptive pill for a period of at least three weeks immediately before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration was for treatment of an illness or injury which is identifiable.

14137the identified illness or injury, for which the veteran was treated with the oral contraceptive pill, is causally related to operational service.