Chronic Diseases Diagnosed After Discharge
If any of the following chronic diseases are manifest to 10% or moreย within the first yearย (there are a few exceptions noted below) after a vet is discharged from the military, then they are automatically considered caused by military service and eligible for VA Disability.
The term โchronicโ is used loosely here. Any of these diseases will be consideredย Chronicย unless it was suddenly caused by something clearly not related to military service.
There are quite a few of these diseases on the VA Presumptive List, so weโve organized them by body system. Just click on the code number to be taken to a discussion about the disease and how it is rated.
- Diabetes, codeย 7913
- Any diseases of theย thyroid,ย parathyroid,ย pituitary, orย adrenalย glands
- Hansenโs disease (a.k.a. Leprosy), codeย 6302ย (must manifest to 10% withinย 3 years)
- Lupus, codeย 6350
- Tuberculosisย (must manifest to 10% withinย 3 years)
- Progressive Muscularย Atrophy, codeย 8023
- Brain hemmorrhage, codeย 8009
- Brain thrombosis, codeย 8008
- Encephalitis, codeย 8000
- Any form ofย Epilepsy
- Myasthenia gravis, codeย 8025
- Myelitis, codeย 8010
- Bulbar palsy, codeย 8005
- Parkinsonโs disease, codeย 8004
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), codeย 8017ย (can develop any time after discharge and qualify unless it is caused by vetโs wilful misconduct)
- Multiple Sclerosis, codeย 8018ย (must manifest to 10% withinย 7 years)
- Syringomyelia, codeย 8024
- Malignant cancer of the brain, codeย 8002
- Malignant cancer of the spinal cord, codeย 8021
- Malignant cancer of the nerves, codeย 8540
- Any other โorganicโ Nervous System Diseases, likeย Huntingtonโs Diseaseย orย Athetosis. โOrganicโ basically means that it is not caused by an outside force, like a bacteria, virus, or similar.
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