What can I claim secondary to hepatitis c?
17 conditions in the Repatriation Medical Authority's Statements of Principles list hepatitis c as a factor. If DVA has accepted your hepatitis c, each of these has a documented pathway to a further claim.
At a glance
- Accepted conditionHepatitis C
- Conditions it may open17
- SourceRMA SoPs
- Chart Review$600 + GST
How a secondary claim works
Every DVA claim is decided against a Statement of Principles — the legislative instrument listing the only factors capable of connecting a condition to service. Some of those factors are not about service at all: they name another condition. Where DVA has already accepted your hepatitis c, and another condition's SoP lists hepatitis c as a factor, the hardest part of the next claim is already done — the condition is established, dated and on your file. You still need a diagnosis of the new condition, and the factor still has to be met on your evidence, including any threshold of time or severity written into it. But the pathway exists in the legislation rather than in an argument.
Conditions that list hepatitis c 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.
Carotid artery disease
Listed factor: “having infection with human immunodeficiency virus or hepatitis C virus before the clinical onset of carotid artery disease”
Cirrhosis of the liver
Listed factor: “having chronic infection with the hepatitis C virus before the clinical onset of cirrhosis of the liver”
Deep vein thrombosis
Listed factor: “having infection with human immunodeficiency virus or hepatitis C virus at the time of the clinical onset of deep vein thrombosis”
Gallstone disease (cholelithiasis)
Listed factor: “having hepatitis C virus infection at the time of clinical onset or clinical worsening”
Hashimoto thyroiditis
Listed factor: “having infection with hepatitis C virus at the time of the clinical onset of Hashimoto thyroiditis”
Hepatitis B
Listed factor: “being infected with the hepatitis A, hepatitis C, hepatitis D or hepatitis E virus before the clinical worsening of hepatitis B”
Hereditary haemochromatosis
Listed factor: “having infection with hepatitis C virus at the time of the clinical worsening of hereditary haemochromatosis”
Hypothyroidism
Listed factor: “having hepatitis C virus infection at the time of the clinical onset of hypothyroidism”
Malignant neoplasm of the bile duct
Listed factor: “having chronic infection with the hepatitis C virus at the time of clinical onset”
Malignant neoplasm of the liver
Listed factor: “having chronic infection with hepatitis C virus before the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the liver”
Malignant neoplasm of the pancreas
Listed factor: “having infection with hepatitis C virus before the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the pancreas”
Mature B-cell lymphoid leukaemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma
Listed factor: “having chronic infection with hepatitis C virus before the clinical onset of mature B-cell lymphoid leukaemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma”
Non-aneurysmal aortic atherosclerotic disease
Listed factor: “having infection with human immunodeficiency virus or hepatitis C virus at the time of the clinical onset of non-aneurysmal aortic atherosclerotic disease”
Polyarteritis nodosa
Listed factor: “having infection with hepatitis C virus at the time of the clinical onset of polyarteritis nodosa”
Portal vein thrombosis
Listed factor: “having chronic infection with hepatitis C virus at the time of the clinical onset of portal vein thrombosis”
Pulmonary thromboembolism
Listed factor: “having infection with human immunodeficiency virus or hepatitis C virus at the time of the clinical onset of pulmonary thromboembolism”
Tuberculosis
Listed factor: “having hepatitis C infection at the time of the clinical worsening of tuberculosis”
What else opens further claims
- Conditions secondary to diabetes mellitus
- Conditions secondary to hypertension
- Conditions secondary to moderate to severe traumatic brain injury
- Conditions secondary to alcohol use disorder
- Conditions secondary to cirrhosis of the liver
- Conditions secondary to depressive disorder
- Conditions secondary to sarcoidosis
- Conditions secondary to tuberculosis
- Check every condition you have accepted →
Frequently asked questions
Does this mean I will be accepted for these conditions?
No. It means the legislation contains a pathway. The factor still has to be met on your evidence, and the new condition still has to be diagnosed by a qualified practitioner.
Do I need a new diagnosis for each one?
Yes. DVA cannot accept liability for a condition that has not been diagnosed. If something here matches symptoms you have been living with, that is the conversation to have with a doctor.
Is this the same as an aggravation claim?
No. Aggravation is where service worsened a condition you already had. A sequela is a separate condition arising from one already accepted, claimed in its own right with its own SoP.
Where does this information come from?
The Repatriation Medical Authority Statements of Principles, as held in our SoP Library. We index the factor text of all 357 instruments. SoPs are amended regularly — confirm the current instrument before relying on it.
What should I do next?
Have your record read against these pathways. A chart review establishes which are actually provable, with the page reference behind each one.
Dr Thomas Perkins
The expert in veterans’ medicolegal medicine — Expert DVA Doctor.
Dr Thomas Perkins is the founding doctor at the Veterans Health Centre in Ipswich, Queensland, and the leading expert in veterans’ medicolegal work in Australia. He has spent over 13 years working exclusively with current and former Australian Defence Force members — treating conditions, writing reports, and navigating the DVA system alongside them.
With 100,000+ DVA claims submitted and over 2,000 Permanent Impairment Assessments completed, Dr Perkins brings a depth of experience that simply cannot be replicated from a textbook. He understands the Statements of Principles, the GARP tables, the imaging that proves what a physical examination alone cannot — and the difference that a properly written report makes at every level, from initial liability through to the VRB.
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