What can I claim secondary to psoriasis?
9 conditions in the Repatriation Medical Authority's Statements of Principles list psoriasis as a factor. If DVA has accepted your psoriasis, each of these has a documented pathway to a further claim.
At a glance
- Accepted conditionPsoriasis
- Conditions it may open9
- SourceRMA SoPs
- Chart Review$600 + GST
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 psoriasis, and another condition's SoP lists psoriasis 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 psoriasis 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 (7): “having psoriasis of the periocular region at the time of the clinical onset of blepharitis” [clinical onset] — factor (23): “having psoriasis of the periocular region at the time of the clinical worsening of blepharitis” [worsening]
Balance of Probabilities — factor (6): “having psoriasis of the periocular region at the time of the clinical onset of blepharitis” [clinical onset] — factor (20): “having psoriasis of the periocular region at the time of the clinical worsening of blepharitis” [worsening]
Dupuytren disease
RH No. 9 of 2019 · BoP No. 10 of 2019
Reasonable Hypothesis — factor (11): “having psoriasis involving the palm of the affected hand at the time of the clinical onset of Dupuytren disease” [clinical onset] — factor (24): “having psoriasis involving the palm of the affected hand at the time of the clinical worsening of Dupuytren disease” [worsening]
This factor appears in the Reasonable Hypothesis instrument only, which applies to operational service.
Gout
RH No. 59 of 2019 · BoP No. 60 of 2019
Reasonable Hypothesis — factor (20): “having psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis at the time of the clinical onset of gout” [clinical onset] — factor (45): “having psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis at the time of the clinical worsening of gout” [worsening]
Balance of Probabilities — factor (20): “having psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis at the time of the clinical onset of gout” [clinical onset] — factor (41): “having psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis at the time of the clinical worsening of gout” [worsening]
Ischaemic heart disease
RH No. 27 of 2025 · BoP No. 28 of 2025
Reasonable Hypothesis — factor (25): “having one of the following systemic inflammatory rheumatological diseases at the time of clinical onset or clinical worsening: (a) ankylosing spondylitis; (b) dermatomyositis; (c) inflammatory bowel disease; (d) polymyositis; (e) psoriasis; (f) psoriatic arthritis; (g) rheumatoid arthritis; (h) Sjögren syndrome; (i) systemic lupus erythematosus; (j) systemic sclerosis” [onset and worsening]
Balance of Probabilities — factor (17): “having one of the following systemic inflammatory rheumatological diseases at the time of clinical onset or clinical worsening: (a) dermatomyositis; (b) polymyositis; (c) psoriasis; (d) psoriatic arthritis; (e) rheumatoid arthritis; (f) Sjögren syndrome; (g) systemic lupus erythematosus; (h) systemic sclerosis” [onset and worsening]
Malignant neoplasm of the anus and anal canal
RH No. 82 of 2022 · BoP No. 83 of 2022
Reasonable Hypothesis — factor (8): “having psoriasis for at least 3 years before the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the anus or anal canal” [clinical onset]
This factor appears in the Reasonable Hypothesis instrument only, which applies to operational service.
Malignant neoplasm of the colon and rectum
RH No. 19 of 2022 · BoP No. 20 of 2022
Reasonable Hypothesis — factor (17): “having psoriasis at the time of the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the colon or rectum” [clinical onset]
This factor appears in the Reasonable Hypothesis instrument only, which applies to operational service.
Non-melanoma malignant neoplasm of the skin
RH No. 78 of 2024 · BoP No. 79 of 2024
Reasonable Hypothesis — factor (21): “having psoriasis at the time of clinical onset” [clinical onset]
This factor appears in the Reasonable Hypothesis instrument only, which applies to operational service.
Olecranon bursitis
RH No. 63 of 2018 · BoP No. 64 of 2018
Reasonable Hypothesis — factor (6): “having psoriasis, localised sclerosis, atopic dermatitis or another inflammatory skin disorder, where the skin disorder involves the skin of the extensor surface of the affected elbow, at the time of the clinical onset of olecranon bursitis” [clinical onset] — factor (13): “having psoriasis, localised sclerosis, atopic dermatitis or another inflammatory skin disorder, where the skin disorder involves the skin of the extensor surface of the affected elbow, at the time of the clinical worsening of olecranon bursitis” [worsening]
Balance of Probabilities — factor (6): “having psoriasis, localised sclerosis, atopic dermatitis or another inflammatory skin disorder, where the skin disorder involves the skin of the extensor surface of the affected elbow, at the time of the clinical onset of olecranon bursitis” [clinical onset] — factor (13): “having psoriasis, localised sclerosis, atopic dermatitis or another inflammatory skin disorder, where the skin disorder involves the skin of the extensor surface of the affected elbow, at the time of the clinical worsening of olecranon bursitis” [worsening]
Psoriatic arthritis
RH No. 15 of 2021 · BoP No. 16 of 2021
Reasonable Hypothesis — factor (1): “having psoriasis at the time of the clinical onset of psoriatic arthritis” [clinical onset]
Balance of Probabilities — factor (1): “having psoriasis at the time of the clinical onset of psoriatic arthritis” [clinical onset]
Other accepted conditions that also open blepharitis
If any of these is also on your file, it reaches some of the same conditions psoriasis does.
What DVA means by psoriasis
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.
Psoriasis, for the purposes of the Statement of Principles, for the purposes of this Statement of Principles, psoriasis means a chronic inflammatory skin disorder characterised by keratinocyte hyperproliferation that results in erythematous plaques, patches and papules.
Aggravation-only factors. In this instrument, subsections 9(16) to 9(30) apply only to material contribution to, or aggravation of, psoriasis where it was already present before or during service. If service caused psoriasis outright, those factors are not available to you.
RH No. 13 of 2021 · BoP No. 14 of 2021 · 22 factors
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