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DVBCQAR2 ;;ALB-CIOFO/ECF - NON-DEGERATIVE ARTHRITIS QUESTIONNAIRE ; 6/15/2011
 ;;2.7;AMIE;**174**;Apr 10, 1995;Build 2
 ;
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 ;;
 ;; Your patient is applying to the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
 ;; for disability benefits.  VA will consider the information you provide on
 ;; this questionnaire as part of their evaluation in processing the
 ;; Veteran's claim.
 ;; NOTE: Complete this Questionnaire if the Veteran has an inflammatory,
 ;; autoimmune, crystalline or infectious arthritis, or dysbaric osteonecrosis
 ;; (Caisson disease of bone).
 ;; If the Veteran has degenerative arthritis (osteoarthritis) or traumatic
 ;; arthritis, do not complete this Questionnaire, INSTEAD complete the joint
 ;; Questionnaire for the affected area (e.g., if the diagnosis is
 ;; osteoarthritis of the knee, complete the Knee Questionnaire).
 ;; If the Veteran has arthritis due to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE),
 ;; instead complete the SLE Questionnaire.
 ;;
 ;; 1. Diagnosis
 ;; Does the Veteran now have or has he/she ever been diagnosed with
 ;; inflammatory, autoimmune, crystalline or infectious arthritis or dysbaric
 ;; osteonecrosis (Caisson disease)?
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;;
 ;; If yes, indicate the diagnosis:
 ;;
 ;;  ___ Gout                    ICD code(s):_______ Date of diagnosis: ________
 ;;  ___ Rheumatoid arthritis    ICD code(s):_______ Date of diagnosis: ________
 ;;      (atrophic)
 ;;  ___ Gonorrheal arthritis    ICD code(s):_______ Date of diagnosis: ________
 ;;  ___ Pneumococcic arthritis  ICD code(s):_______ Date of diagnosis: ________
 ;;  ___ Typhoid arthritis       ICD code(s): ______ Date of diagnosis: ________
 ;;  ___ Syphilitic arthritis    ICD code(s): ______ Date of diagnosis: ________
 ;;  ___ Streptococcic arthritis ICD code(s): ______ Date of diagnosis: ________
 ;;  ___ Dysbaric osteonecrosis) ICD code(s): ______ Date of diagnosis: ________
 ;;      (Caisson Disease of Bone)
 ;;  ___ Other
 ;;      If checked, provide only diagnoses that pertain to inflammatory,
 ;;      autoimmune, crystalline or infectious arthritis.
 ;; Other diagnosis #1: __________________
 ;; ICD code:  ___________________________
 ;; Date of diagnosis: ___________________
 ;;
 ;; Other diagnosis #2: __________________
 ;; ICD code:  ___________________________
 ;; Date of diagnosis: ___________________
 ;;
 ;; Other diagnosis #3: __________________
 ;; ICD code:  ___________________________
 ;; Date of diagnosis: ___________________
 ;;^TOF^
 ;; If there are additional diagnoses that pertain to inflammatory, autoimmune,
 ;; crystalline or infectious arthritis, list using above format: ______________
 ;;
 ;; 2. Medical history
 ;; a. Describe history (including onset and course) of the Veteran's
 ;; inflammatory, autoimmune, crystalline or infectious arthritis or dysbaric
 ;; osteonecrosis (brief summary): _____________________________________________
 ;;
 ;; b. Does the Veteran require continuous use of medication for this arthritis
 ;; condition?
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;; If yes, list only those medications used for this arthritis: _______________
 ;;
 ;; c. Has the Veteran lost weight due to this arthritis condition?
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;; If yes, provide baseline weight (average weight for 2-year period
 ;; preceding onset of disease): _____, and current weight: _____.
 ;; If yes, does the Veteran's weight loss attributable to this arthritis
 ;; condition cause impairment of health?
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;;   If yes, describe the impairment: _________________________________________
 ;;
 ;; d. Does the Veteran have anemia due to this arthritis condition?
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;; If yes, does the Veteran's anemia attributable to this arthritis condition
 ;; cause impairment of health?
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;; If yes, describe the impairment (also provide CBC under diagnostic testing
 ;; section #9): _______________________________________________________________
 ;;
 ;; 3. Joint involvement
 ;; a. Does the Veteran have pain (with or without joint movement) attributable
 ;; to this arthritis condition?
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;; If yes, indicate affected joints (check all that apply):
 ;; ___ Cervical spine    ___ Thoracolumbar spine ___ Sacroiliac joints
 ;; Right: ___ Shoulder   ___ Elbow    ___ Wrist  ___ Hand/fingers
 ;;        ___ Hip        ___ Knee     ___ Ankle  ___ Foot/toes
 ;; Left:  ___ Shoulder   ___ Elbow    ___ Wrist  ___ Hand/fingers
 ;;        ___ Hip        ___ Knee     ___ Ankle  ___ Foot/toes
 ;;
 ;; For all checked joints, describe involvement (brief summary): ______________
 ;;
 ;; ____________________________________________________________________________
 ;; Also complete a Questionnaire for each affected joint, if indicated.
 ;;^TOF^
 ;; b. Does the Veteran have any limitation of joint movement attributable to
 ;; this arthritis condition?
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;; If yes, indicate affected joints (check all that apply):
 ;; ___ Cervical spine    ___ Thoracolumbar spine ___ Sacroiliac joints
 ;; Right: ___ Shoulder   ___ Elbow   ___ Wrist   ___ Hand/fingers
 ;;        ___ Hip        ___ Knee    ___ Ankle   ___ Foot/toes
 ;; Left:  ___ Shoulder   ___ Elbow   ___ Wrist   ___ Hand/fingers
 ;;        ___ Hip        ___ Knee    ___ Ankle   ___ Foot/toes
 ;; For all checked joints, describe limitation of movement (brief summary):
 ;; ____________________________________________________________________________
 ;; Also complete a Questionnaire for each affected joint, if indicated.
 ;;
 ;; c. Does the Veteran have any joint deformities attributable to this
 ;; arthritis condition?
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;; If yes, indicate affected joints (check all that apply):
 ;; ___ Cervical spine    ___ Thoracolumbar spine  ___ Sacroiliac joints
 ;; Right: ___ Shoulder   ___ Elbow   ___ Wrist    ___ Hand/fingers
 ;;        ___ Hip        ___ Knee    ___ Ankle    ___  Foot/toes
 ;; Left:  ___ Shoulder   ___ Elbow   ___ Wrist    ___ Hand/fingers
 ;;        ___ Hip        ___ Knee    ___ Ankle    ___ Foot/toes
 ;; For all checked joints, describe deformities (brief summary): ______________
 ;; ____________________________________________________________________________
 ;; Also complete a Questionnaire for each affected joint, if indicated.
 ;;
 ;; 4. Systemic involvement other than joints
 ;; Does the Veteran have any involvement of any systems, other than joints,
 ;; attributable to this arthritis condition?
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;; If yes, indicate systems involved (check all that apply):
 ;; ___ Ophthalmological   ___ Skin and mucous membranes    ___ Hematologic
 ;; ___ Pulmonary  ___ Cardiac   ___ Neurologic ___ Renal   ___ Gastrointestinal
 ;; ___ Vascular
 ;; For all checked systems, describe involvement (brief summary): _____________
 ;; ____________________________________________________________________________
 ;; Also complete the appropriate Questionnaire if indicated.
 ;;^TOF^
 ;; 5. Incapacitating and non-incapacitating exacerbations
 ;; a. Due to the arthritis condition, does the Veteran have exacerbations
 ;; which are not incapacitating?
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;; If yes, indicate frequency of non-incapacitating exacerbations per year:
 ;;   ___ 0   ___ 1   ___ 2   ___ 3   ___ 4 or more
 ;;   Date of most recent non-incapacitating exacerbation: _____________________
 ;;   Duration of most recent non-incapacitating exacerbation: _________________
 ;;   Describe non-incapacitating exacerbation: ________________________________
 ;;
 ;; b. Due to the arthritis condition, does the Veteran have exacerbations which
 ;; are incapacitating?
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;; If yes, describe: __________________________________________________________
 ;; Indicate frequency of incapacitating exacerbations per year:
 ;;   ___ 0   ___ 1   ___ 2   ___ 3   ___ 4 or more
 ;;   Date of most recent incapacitating exacerbation: _________________________
 ;;   Duration of most recent incapacitating exacerbation: _____________________
 ;;   Describe incapacitating exacerbation: ____________________________________
 ;;
 ;; c. Due to the arthritis condition, does the Veteran have constitutional
 ;; manifestations associated with active joint involvement which are totally
 ;; incapacitating?
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;; If yes, has the Veteran been totally incapacitated due to this during the
 ;; past 12 months?
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;; If yes indicate the total duration of incapacitation over the past 12
 ;; months:
 ;; ___ < 1 week
 ;; ___ 1 week to < 2 weeks
 ;; ___ 2 weeks to < 4 weeks
 ;; ___ 4 weeks to < 6 weeks
 ;; ___ 6 weeks or more
 ;; Describe constitutional manifestations and the manner in which those
 ;; manifestations cause incapacitation: _______________________________________
 ;;
 ;; 6. Other pertinent physical findings, complications, conditions, signs
 ;; and/or symptoms
 ;; a. Does the Veteran have any scars (surgical or otherwise) related to
 ;; any conditions or to the treatment of any conditions listed in the Diagnosis
 ;; section above?
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;; If yes, are any of the scars painful and/or unstable, or is the total area
 ;; of all related scars greater than 39 square cm (6 square inches)?
 ;;    ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;;        If yes, also complete a Scars Questionnaire.
 ;;^TOF^
 ;; b.  Does the Veteran have any other pertinent physical findings,
 ;; complications, conditions, signs and/or symptoms related to any conditions
 ;; listed in the Diagnosis section above?
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;; If yes, describe (brief summary): __________________________________________
 ;;
 ;; 7. Assistive devices
 ;; a. Does the Veteran use any assistive device(s) as a normal mode of
 ;; locomotion, although occasional locomotion by other methods may be possible?
 ;; ___ Yes   ___ No
 ;;
 ;; If yes, identify assistive device(s) used (check all that apply and indicate
 ;; frequency):
 ;;   __ Wheelchair  Frequency of use:  __ Occasional   __ Regular   __ Constant
 ;;   __ Brace(s)    Frequency of use:  __ Occasional   __ Regular   __ Constant
 ;;   __ Crutch(es)  Frequency of use:  __ Occasional   __ Regular   __ Constant
 ;;   __ Cane(s)     Frequency of use:  __ Occasional   __ Regular   __ Constant
 ;;   __ Walker      Frequency of use:  __ Occasional   __ Regular   __ Constant
 ;;   __ Other: ________________________________________________________________
 ;;                  Frequency of use:  __ Occasional   __ Regular   __ Constant
 ;;
 ;; b. If the Veteran uses any assistive devices, specify the condition and
 ;; identify the assistive device used for each condition: _____________________
 ;;
 ;; 8. Remaining effective function of the extremities
 ;; Due to the Veteran's inflammatory, autoimmune, crystalline or infectious
 ;; arthritis or dysbaric osteonecrosis, is there functional impairment of an
 ;; extremity such that no effective function remains other than that which
 ;; would be equally well served by an amputation with prosthesis? (Functions
 ;; of the upper extremity include grasping, manipulation, etc., while functions
 ;; for the lower extremity include balance and propulsion, etc.)
 ;; ___ Yes, functioning is so diminished that amputation with prosthesis would
 ;; equally serve the Veteran.
 ;; ___ No
 ;; If yes, indicate extremities for which this applies:
 ;;   ___ Right upper  ___ Left upper   ___ Right lower    ___ Left lower
 ;;
 ;; For each checked extremity, identify the condition causing loss of function,
 ;; describe loss of effective function and provide specific examples (brief
 ;; summary): __________________________________________________________________
 ;;
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