The 44 Conditions DVA Now Accepts as Sequelae Without an Argument

If you have an accepted DVA condition, there are 44 conditions that flow from it which DVA can now accept without you proving the link. From 1 July 2026 these are prescribed by legislative instrument under section 27A of the MRCA and covered by presumptive liability arrangements.

The delegate needs two things. A diagnosis of the sequela, and the causal condition already accepted as service-related and present at the right time. That is the whole test. No propagation chain, no factor argument, no medical opinion on causation.

Most veterans with accepted diabetes, hypertension, depression, or alcohol use disorder are sitting on claims they do not know they have.

How the streamlining policy works

The Statements of Principles for these 44 conditions all contain a factor providing a direct link between the sequela and its causal condition. The factor requires only that the causal condition was present either before, or at the time of, the clinical onset of the sequela.

Because the link is that simple, DVA approved a streamlining policy allowing delegates to skip the investigation entirely. The delegate needs to be satisfied that you have a diagnosis for the claimed sequela, and that the corresponding causal condition has already been accepted as service-related and was present at the required time.

Policies that would ordinarily require a delegate to reassess the complete propagation chain do not apply to these 44 conditions.

The timing operator matters and it differs by condition. Some require the causal condition to have been present before clinical onset of the sequela. Others require it to have been present at the time of clinical onset. Getting the onset date right is the only part of these claims that takes any real work.

What you can claim if diabetes mellitus is accepted

Accepted diabetes is the single most productive causal condition on the list, with 25 sequelae attached to it.

Ischaemic heart disease and cerebrovascular accident are the two with the largest impairment consequences. Both are commonly present and rarely claimed by veterans who assume their heart condition has nothing to do with their diabetes claim.

What you can claim if hypertension is accepted

Accepted hypertension carries 11 sequelae.

Hypertension is itself claimable secondary to accepted PTSD, depression, or anxiety through a direct SoP factor. That makes it a hinge condition. Accepted mental health leads to hypertension, and accepted hypertension leads to 11 further conditions on this list.

What you can claim if a mental health condition is accepted

Four mental health conditions appear as causal conditions.

Suicide and attempted suicide also sit on the prescribed list as sequelae of alcohol use disorder, depressive disorder, and substance use disorder. This matters for dependants, because it goes to whether a death is accepted as service-related and therefore to compensation for a wholly dependent partner.

What you can claim if inflammatory bowel disease is accepted

Six sequelae attach to accepted inflammatory bowel disease: bronchiectasis, chronic pruritus ani, IgA nephropathy, immune thrombocytopaenia, and renal stone disease at the time of clinical onset, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma before clinical onset.

The conditions veterans never claim

Two are worth calling out because they are common, they carry real impairment, and almost nobody lodges them.

Erectile dysfunction is prescribed against three separate causal conditions: depressive disorder, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. Any veteran with an accepted mental health condition, accepted diabetes, or accepted hypertension has a direct pathway. It is not claimed because veterans do not want to raise it, not because the pathway is difficult.

Female sexual dysfunction is prescribed against accepted depressive disorder and is claimed even less often.

Dental conditions are the other blind spot. Gingivitis and periodontitis flow from accepted diabetes. Tooth wear flows from accepted bruxism or accepted alcohol use disorder. Veterans treat dental damage as bad luck rather than as a compensable sequela.

What this does not do

Presumptive arrangements remove the need to prove the connection to service. They do not remove the need to prove you have the condition.

You still need a diagnosis from a suitably qualified practitioner. For most of these that means a specialist or an investigation result, not a line in a GP note. A cardiologist report for ischaemic heart disease. Nerve conduction studies for peripheral neuropathy. A dental report for periodontitis.

The causal condition also has to already be accepted. If your diabetes has never been accepted by DVA, none of the 25 sequelae attached to it are available to you yet. Get the causal condition accepted first, then run the sequelae.

Presumptive liability also does not change impairment. Once accepted, each condition is assessed under GARP M and contributes to your whole-of-person rating in the normal way. Several small conditions that individually look trivial can move you across a threshold, which is exactly why they are worth lodging. You can estimate the effect with our permanent impairment calculator.

How to run this properly

Start with a list of every condition DVA has already accepted for you. Not what you think is accepted, what the determinations actually say.

Cross-reference that list against the seven causal conditions above. Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, alcohol use disorder, depressive disorder, substance use disorder, inflammatory bowel disease, and bruxism.

For each sequela you might have, work out the clinical onset date and check it against the timing operator. A condition requiring the causal condition to be present before clinical onset fails if the sequela came first. This is the one part of the claim that gets rejected, so it is the one part worth doing carefully.

Then get the diagnosis evidence for each sequela before lodging rather than after DVA sends an incomplete claim notice.

Frequently asked questions

Does presumptive liability mean I do not need a diagnosis?

No. It removes the requirement to prove your condition is connected to service. You still need clinical evidence confirming you have the condition, and for most of these that means specialist or investigation evidence.

What if my causal condition was accepted under the VEA or DRCA?

Section 24A of the MRCA treats conditions previously accepted under the VEA or DRCA as accepted MRCA conditions. Your accepted diabetes from 2009 still works as the causal condition.

Can I claim a sequela of a sequela?

Yes, where the chain is on the list. Accepted alcohol use disorder can lead to accepted depressive disorder, and accepted depressive disorder carries its own sequelae including erectile dysfunction. Each link needs the causal condition accepted first.

Does the list ever change?

Yes. The Repatriation Commission can add, remove, or amend conditions on the prescribed list. Additions apply to claims lodged after the change, not retrospectively to previously rejected claims.

What if DVA rejects one of these anyway?

Delegates get onset dates and timing operators wrong. If your causal condition was accepted and the timing is right, a rejection is worth reviewing through the Veterans' Review Board.

Will claiming lots of small conditions slow down my main claim?

Each condition is assessed on its own merits. Lodging sequelae does not stall an existing claim, and because impairment is assessed on a whole-of-person basis, the small ones contribute to your total rating.

Work out what you are actually entitled to claim

Most veterans have three or four accepted conditions and no idea that a dozen more follow from them automatically. We map your accepted conditions against the prescribed list, check the onset dates against each timing operator, and lodge what stands up.