Treatment with a drug that aggravates rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis - Treatment with a drug that aggravates rheumatoid arthritis Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 22 December 2008.

Investigative Documents

Medical Report - Treatment with a Drug that Aggravates Rheumatoid Arthritis [MR9314]

[1]34661

there is some evidence that treatment with a drug which aggravates rheumatoid arthritis may be a factor in the worsening of the condition under consideration.

7334 [2] the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred after the end of the veteran's last period of VEA service.

[3]7335

the condition under consideration permanently worsened.

[4]34662

the veteran has been treated with a drug which aggravates rheumatoid arthritis at some time.

[5]34663

the veteran was treated with a drug which aggravates rheumatoid arthritis for an illness or injury which is identifiable.

[6]34665

for the identified illness or injury, the veteran was treated with a drug which aggravates rheumatoid arthritis after the clinical onset of the condition under consideration and within the eight weeks before its clinical worsening.

34669 — the veteran has established the causal connection between treatment with a drug that aggravates rheumatoid arthritis and operational service for the clinical worsening of rheumatoid arthritis.

Clinical worsening and operational service [34669]

34666 — the identified illness or injury for which the veteran was being treated with a drug which aggravates rheumatoid arthritis is causally related to operational service. [7]

[8]40366

the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred prior to that part of operational service to which the identified illness or injury for which the veteran was being treated with a drug which aggravates rheumatoid arthritis is causally related. [9]

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Links
[1] https://clik.dva.gov.au/ccpsmedical-73
[2] https://clik.dva.gov.au/node/70154
[3] clikpopup://CCPS/Reject/OnsetAfterService
[4] clikpopup://CCPS/Reject/NoPermanentWorsening
[5] clikpopup://CCPS/reject34662No
[6] clikpopup://CCPS/reject34663No
[7] clikpopup://CCPS/reject34665No
[8] clikpopup://CCPS/Onset of RA before Op service to which illness treated with RA worsening drug is related
[9] clikpopup://CCPS/reject40366No