What can I claim secondary to discoid lupus erythematosus?
1 condition in the Repatriation Medical Authority's Statements of Principles list discoid lupus erythematosus as a factor. If DVA has accepted your discoid lupus erythematosus, each of these has a documented pathway to a further claim.
At a glance
- Accepted conditionDiscoid lupus erythematosus
- Conditions it may open1
- SourceRMA SoPs
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How a secondary claim works
Some Statement of Principles factors are not about service at all — they name another condition. Where DVA has already accepted your discoid lupus erythematosus, and another condition's SoP lists discoid lupus erythematosus as a factor, that part of the next claim is already established on your file. How a secondary claim works, in full →
Conditions that list discoid lupus erythematosus as a factor
Quoted from the instrument. A pathway existing is not the same as a claim succeeding — each factor carries thresholds your record has to satisfy.
Blepharitis
RH No. 29 of 2019 · BoP No. 30 of 2019
Reasonable Hypothesis — factor (8): “having discoid lupus erythematosus of the periocular region at the time of the clinical onset of blepharitis” [clinical onset] — factor (24): “having discoid lupus erythematosus of the periocular region at the time of the clinical worsening of blepharitis” [worsening]
Balance of Probabilities — factor (7): “having discoid lupus erythematosus of the periocular region at the time of the clinical onset of blepharitis” [clinical onset] — factor (21): “having discoid lupus erythematosus of the periocular region at the time of the clinical worsening of blepharitis” [worsening]
Other accepted conditions that also open blepharitis
If any of these is also on your file, it reaches some of the same conditions discoid lupus erythematosus does.
What DVA means by discoid lupus erythematosus
A claim is tested against the definition first. If the diagnosis on your file does not meet this wording, the factors below never get reached — so it is worth checking that what your doctor wrote matches what the instrument requires.
Discoid lupus erythematosus, for the purposes of the Statement of Principles, for the purposes of this Statement of Principles, discoid lupus erythematosus: (a) means a form of chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus that commonly presents with erythematous, scaly plaques which often heal with scarring and atrophy, with a preference for the concha of the ear, head or neck; and (b) excludes: (i) acute cutaneous lupus erythematosus; (ii) chilblain lupus erythematosus; (iii) lupus erythematosus-lichen planus overlap syndrome; (iv) lupus erythematosus panniculitis; (v) lupus erythematosus profundus; (vi) lupus erythematosus tumidus; (vii) subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus; (viii) systemic lupus erythematosus. (3) While discoid lupus erythematosus attracts ICD-10-AM code L93.0, in applying this Statement of Principles the meaning of discoid lupus erythematosus is that given in subsection (2). (4) For subsection (3), a reference to an ICD-10-AM code is a reference to the code assigned to a particular kind of injury or disease in The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM), Tenth Edition, effective date of 1 July 2017, copyrighted by the Independent Hospital Pricing Aut
RH No. 49 of 2025 · BoP No. 50 of 2025 · 5 factors
What could support a claim for discoid lupus erythematosus?
The Statement of Principles for discoid lupus erythematosus names 1 other condition among its own factors. If any of these is already accepted on your file, it may be the factor that carries a discoid lupus erythematosus claim — quoted here from the instrument.
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Reasonable Hypothesis — factor (6): “having posttraumatic stress disorder for at least the 3 months before clinical onset or clinical worsening” [onset and worsening]
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