Drug dependence and drug abuse - A serious medical illness or injury Factor
Last reviewed for CCPS 09 September 2009.
Preliminary questions [40570]
37289 there is some evidence that a serious medical illness or injury may be a factor in the development or worsening of the condition under consideration.
36237 — acceptance of the veteran's claim for the condition under consideration is excluded because of the use of a prohibited substance.
the veteran has some VEA service on or after 24 October 1980.36239 the condition under consideration involved the use of a prohibited substance during service on or after 24 October 1980.
37310 the veteran has had a serious medical illness or injury at some time.
37311 — a serious medical illness or injury means a medical illness or injury which is life-threatening or which results in serious physical or cognitive disability.
40571 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the serious medical illness or injury and operational service for alcohol or drug dependence or abuse.
40572 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the serious medical illness or injury and operational service for the clinical onset of alcohol or drug dependence or abuse.
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.40573 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the serious medical illness or injury and operational service for the clinical worsening of alcohol or drug dependence or abuse.
Clinical onset and operational service [40572]
the veteran had the identified illness or injury, a serious medical illness or injury, within the five years before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.37316 — the identified illness or injury, a serious medical illness or injury, is causally related to operational service.
Clinical worsening and operational service [40573]
the veteran had the identified illness or injury, a serious medical illness or injury, after the clinical onset of the condition under consideration and within the five years before its clinical worsening.37316 — the identified illness or injury, a serious medical illness or injury, is causally related to operational service.
the clinical onset of the veteran's condition under consideration occurred prior to that part of operational service to which the identified illness or injury, a serious medical illness or injury, is causally related.