A-Z of medical conditions

This medical guidance (for adults and children ) for Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance Decision Makers has been developed by the Department's Health and Wellbeing Directorate with help from experts involved in patient care. It contains background information on the more common medical conditions in DLA/AA claims, their treatment, the likely disabling effects together with the likely impact on ability to self care and get around.

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A

Look up	Condition
Achondroplasia / Restricted growth	NHS Choices
Acne vulgaris	NHS Choices
Acromegaly	NHS Choices
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS / Symptomatic HIV)	HIV / AIDS
Acute Respiratory Distress syndrome (ARDS)	NHS Choices
ADD	Learning Disability
Addison’s disease	NHS Choices
ADHD	NHS Choices and Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Adhesive capsulitis (Frozen shoulder)	NHS Choices
Adjustment disorders	Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Adrenal diseases:
Addison’s disease	NHS Choices
Cushing’s syndrome	NHS Choices
Adrenal disease – Other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Ageing	Ageing
Agoraphobia	Anxiety Disorders
AIDS (Symptomatic HIV) / AIDS dementia complex	HIV / AIDS
Alcohol misuse/dependency	Alcohol related disorders
Alcohol induced cirrhosis	Cirrhosis Alcohol Related Disorders
Allergies – see Hypersensitivity diseases
Allergies – see Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
Alzheimer’s disease	Organic Brain Disorders
Amino acid metabolism – disorders of	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Amputations	Amputation of limbs guidance note
Amyloidosis	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Anaemias:
Aplastic anaemia	Anaemia
B12 (pernicious) / folate deficiency anaemia
Iron deficiency anaemia
Anaemia – Other / type not known
Sickle cell anaemia	Sickle cell anaemia
Aneurysms:
Aortic aneurysm	NHS Choices
Cerebral aneurysm
Aneurysm – Other / type not known
Angioedema	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Angina	Ischaemic Heart Disease
Ankle and foot disorders:
Club foot (talipes)	NHS Choices
Forefoot pain (metatarsalgia)	Metatarsalgia
Hallux rigidus / valgus	NHS Choices
Ankle and foot disorder – Other / type not known eg Flat feet	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Ankylosing spondylitis	Back Pain
Anorectal abscess	NHS Choices
Anorexia nervosa	Eating Disorders
Antiphospholipid syndrome (Hughes syndrome)	NHS Choices
Anxiety and depressive disorder - mixed	Anxiety Disorders Depressive Illness
Anxiety disorders:
Agoraphobia	Anxiety Disorders
Generalised anxiety disorder
Panic disorder
Social phobia
Specific phobias
Anxiety disorder – Other / type not known
Anus / Rectum – Diseases of:
Anorectal abscess	NHS Choices
Fistula in anus	NHS Choices
Haemorrhoids	NHS Choices
Rectal prolapse	Bowel incontinence
Anus / rectum disease of - Other / type not known	Bowel incontinence
Aortic aneurysm	NHS Choices
Aortic valve disease	Valvular Heart disease
Aplastic anaemia	Anaemia
Apraxia	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Arterial disease (excluding coronary) – Other / type not known	Peripheral Vascular Disease
Arthritis:
Ankylosing spondylitis	Back Pain
Still’s disease (Adult onset)	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Osteoarthritis - hip	Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis - knee
Osteoarthritis of other single joints
Generalised Osteoarthritis / Arthritis
Psoriatic arthritis	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Reactive arthritis/reiters syndrome	NHS Choices
Rheumatoid arthritis	Rheumatoid Arthritis
Inflammatory arthritis – Other / type not known e.g.: Polyarthritis	Osteoarthritis
Arthrogryposis	NHS Choices
Arthropathy	Contact Medical Services if necessary
Asbestosis	NHS Choices
Ascites	Liver Failure
Asperger syndrome	Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Asthma	Asthma
Ataxias:
Friedrich’s ataxia	NHS Choices
Ataxia – Other / type not known	NHS Choices
Ataxic type cerebral palsy	Cerebral palsies in adults guidance note
Atherosclerosis (PVD / Claudication)	Peripheral Vascular Disease
Athetoid type cerebral palsy	Cerebral palsies in adults guidance note
Atrial fibrillation / flutter	Cardiac Arrhythmia
Atrioseptal defect	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) / Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)	Learning Disability
Autism	Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Autistic Spectrum Disorders:	Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Asperger’s syndrome
Autism
Retts disorder	MedicineNet
Autoimmune cirrhosis	Cirrhosis
Autoimmune disease – Other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Autoimmune hepatitis	Viral Hepatitis
Autoimmune idiopathic thrombocytopaenic purpura (ITP)	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.

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Look up	Condition
B12 (Pernicious) folate deficiency anaemia	Anaemias
Back pain – Non specific (Mechanical)	Back Pain
Back pain – Specific:
Ankylosing Spondylitis	Back Pain
Kyphosis
Lumbar disc lesion
Lumbar spondylosis (OA spine)
Schuermann’s disease
Scoliosis
Spinal stenosis
Spondylolisthesis
Specific back pain – Other / type not known e.g.: Cauda equina Dislocation Intervertebral disc disorders Lordosis Spinal osteochondrosis Sprain / strain of spine / pelvis Vascular & nerve compression Vertebral subluxation
Bacterial Diseases:
Tuberculosis	NHS Choices
Bacterial disease – Other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
BDD
Becker type muscular dystrophy	Muscular Dystrophy and Spinal Muscular Atrophy guidance note
Bedwetting (Enuresis)	Bladder & Urinary tract disorders
Behavioural and Mental disorders of childhood - Other	Learning Disability
Behcet’s disease	NHS Choices
Bell’s Palsy	NHS Choices
Benign Tumours:
Bone tumour - benign	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Gastrointestinal tract tumours-benign
Neurofibromatosis	NHS Choices
Benign tumour – Other / type not known E.g. Tuberous Sclerosis	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary. NHS Choices
Bipolar affective disorder – Hypomania / Mania	Bipolar Disorders
Bladder Calculus (stone)	Bladder & Urinary tract disorders
Bladder Incontinence:
Stress incontinence Urge incontinence Urinary overflow Other / type not known (not Enuresis/Bedwetting)	Bladder & Urinary tract disorders
Bladder/Penis/Prostate/Testes/Urethra diseases:
Prostatic disease	Bladder & Urinary tract disorders
Bladder/Penis/Prostate/Testes/Urethra disease of - Other / type not known e.g. -: Benign prostatic hypertrophy Bladder calculus (Bladder stone) Blockage / stricture of the Urethra Enlarged prostate Gonorrhoea & Non-gonoccocal urethritis (NGU) Pyelonephritis (Bacterial infection) Trauma to the urethra Ureteric colic (stone in the ureter)	Bladder & Urinary tract disorders
Blepharospasm	Dystonia
Blindness	Adult – Visual Impairment
Blood clotting disorders:
Haemophilia A	Bleeding Disorders
Haemophilia B (Christmas disease)
Von Willebrand’s disease
Clotting disorder – Other / type not known
Blood disorder – Other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Blood vessel / lymphatic diseases:
Leg ulcer - arterial	Peripheral Vascular Disease
Leg ulcer - venous	Venous Disorders
Lymphoedema	NHS Choices and Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Pressure sore (ulcer)	NHS Choices
Venous insufficiency - chronic	Venous Disorders
Blood vessel / lymphatics disease of – Other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)	Somatoform Disorders
Bone marrow transplant	Bone marrow transplant
Bone tumour - benign	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Bowel incontinence	Bowel incontinence
Brachial plexus	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Bradycardia	Cardiac Arrhythmias
Brain Tumours	Brain Tumours
Brittle bone disease (Osteoporosis)	Osteoporosis Fractures
Bronchiectasis	NHS Choices
Bronchitis (Chronic)	COPD
Buerger’s disease	Peripheral Vascular disease
Bulimia nervosa	Eating Disorders
Bullous (Skin) Disease:
Dermatitis herpetiformis	Skin disease guidance note
Epidemolysis bullosa	Skin disease guidance note
Pemphigoid	NHS Choices
Pemphigus vulgaris	NHS Choices
Bullous disease – Other / type not known	Skin disease guidance note
Burns	NHS Choices
Bursitis	NHS Choices

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C

Look up	Condition
Calcium deficiency	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Cancers of the adrenal gland :
Neuroblastoma	Malignancy
Cancers of the bone:
Angiosarcoma	Malignancy
Chondrosarcoma
Ewing’s sarcoma
Fibrosarcoma
Giant cell tumour - malignant
Osteosarcoma
Bone cancer – Other / type not known
Sarcoma – Other / type not known
Cancer of the brain and spinal cord	Brain Tumours
Cancer of the brain and spinal cord	General Malignancy
Cancer of the breast	Breast cancer
Cancers of Gastrointestinal tract:
Bowel cancer including: Caecal cancer Colon cancer Sigmoid cancer Rectal cancer Anal cancer	Bowel cancer
Liver cancer	Malignancy
Mouth/Tongue cancer	Cancer of the lips, mouth and oropharynx
Oesophagus - cancer	Oesophageal cancer
Pancreatic cancer	Pancreatic cancer
Stomach cancer	Stomach cancer
Gastrointestinal tract cancer – Other / type not known	Malignancy
Cancers of Genitourinary tract:
Bladder cancer	Bladder Cancer
Cervical cancer	Cervical cancer
Endometrial (Uterus/Womb) cancer	Endometrial cancer
Kidney cancer	Kidney cancer
Wilms Tumour	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Ovarian cancer	Ovarian cancer
Prostate cancer	Prostate cancer
Testicular cancer	Testicular cancer
Genitourinary tract cancer – Other / type not known	Malignancy
Cancers of Haematological system:
Hodgkin lymphoma	Hodgkin Lymphoma
Leukaemia lymphoblastic - acute	Leukaemia
Leukaemia lymphocytic - chronic
Leukaemia myeloid - acute
Leukaemia meloid - chronic
Leukaemia – Other / type not known
Myeloma	Myeloma
Non Hodgkin lymphoma	Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Haematological system cancer – Other / type not known	Malignancy
Cancers of Respiratory tract:
Bronchus / Lung cancer	Lung cancer
Laryngeal cancer	Laryngeal cancer
Mesothelioma	Lung cancer
Lung cancer - Other
Respiratory tract cancer – Other / type not known
Cancers of Skin-:
Melanoma	Malignancy
Skin cancer – Other / type not known e.g: Basal cell / Rodent ulcer	Rodent ulcer
Cancer - Other / type not known	Malignancy
Primary cancer – site not known	Malignancy
Bone marrow transplant	Bone marrow transplant
Carbohydrate metabolism – disorders of	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Cardiac arrhythmia – Implantable defibrillator / Pacemaker fitted	Cardiac Arrhythmias
Cardiac arrhythmias:
Atrial fibrillation / Flutter	Cardiac Arrhythmias
Bradycardia
Cardiac arrhythmia – Implantable defibrillator / Pacemaker fitted
Drop attack
Heart block
Stokes Adams attack (Cardiovascular syncope)
Tachycardia
Cardiac arrhythmia – Other / type not known
Cardiac / Heart Failure	Heart failure
Cardiomyopathy	Cardiomyopathy
Cardiovascular disease - Other / type not known e.g Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS) Pulmonary hypertension	NHS Choices Postural Tachycardia Syndrome DM Guidance note NHS Choices Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Cardiovascular syncope (Stokes Adams attack)	Cardiac Arrhythmias
Carotid artery stenosis	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Carpal tunnel syndrome	Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Cataplexy	NHS Choices
Cauda Equina	Back pain
Cellulitis	NHS Choices
Cerebral aneurysm	NHS Choices
Cerebral Palsy:
Cerebral palsy - Athetoid type	Cerebral palsies in adults guidance note
Cerebral palsy - Ataxic type
Cerebral palsy – causing hemiparesis
Cerebral palsy -Quadriplegia type
Cerebral palsy - Diplegia type
Cerebral palsy – Other / type not known
Cerebrovascular accident - (CVA) Stroke	Stroke
Cerebrovascular disease:
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)	Stroke
Transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
Cerebrovascular disease – Other / type not known
Cervical disc lesion	Back pain
Cervical dystonia / Torticollis	Dystonia
Cervical spondylosis	Painful Neck guidance note
Cervix – Other disease of / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
CFS	CFS/ME
Charcot - Marie Tooth disease (syndrome)	NHS Choices
Chondromalacia / chondromalacia patella	Chondromalacia patella
Choroiditis (Posterior uveitis)	Adult – Visual Impairment Children – Visual Impairment
Christmas disease (Haemophilia B)	Bleeding Disorders
Chromosomal syndrome - other type / not known (i.e. where more than one system is affected)	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Chronic bronchitis	COPD
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)	CFS/ME
Chronic hepatitis:
Autoimmune hepatitis	Viral Hepatitis
Non alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)	Viral Hepatitis
Chronic hepatitis – Other / type not known eg Drug - induced	Viral Hepatitis Drug - induced
Chronic obstructive airways Disease (COAD)	COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary Disease (COPD)	COPD
Chronic pain syndromes:
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)	CFS/ME
Fibromyalgia	NHS Choices
Chronic pain syndrome – Other / type not known e.g. Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy also known as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome	NHS Choices Work Related Upper Limb Disorder (WRULD) Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Chronic suppurative otitis media	Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media
Cirrhosis:
Cirrhosis - Alcohol induced	Cirrhosis Alcohol related disorders
Cirrhosis - Autoimmune	Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis – Other / type not known eg Drug - induced	Cirrhosis Drug - induced
CJD	Organic Brain Disorders
Claudication	Peripheral Vascular Disease
Claw / Hammer toes	Claw / Hammer toes
Cleft lip / Cleft palate	NHS Choices
Clotting disorder – Other / type not known	Bleeding Disorders
Club foot (Talipes)	NHS Choices
COAD	COPD
Coarctation of the aorta	NHS Choices
Coeliac disease	NHS Choices
Cognitive disorder – due to stroke	Stroke
Cognitive disorders:
Cognitive disorder due to stroke	Stroke
Dementia	Organic Brain Disorders
Cognitive disorder – Other / type not known	Organic Brain Disorders
Colitis/Crohns disease	Crohn’s disease
Collagen & elastic tissue diseases:
Ehlers Danlos syndrome	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Collagen & elastic tissue disease – Other / type not known
Colon diseases:
Constipation	NHS Choices
Diverticular disease / Diverticulitis	Diverticular disease
Colon disease – Other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Compartment syndrome (Volkmann’s ischaemia)	Compartment Syndrome / Fractures
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome also known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy	NHS Choices. Work Related Upper Limb Disorder (WRULD) Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Complications of prematurity e.g. Acute Respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) / Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in infants	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Conduct disorder (including oppositional defiant disorder)	Learning Disability
Conductive hearing loss due to trauma	Hearing Impairment in Adults
Conductive hearing loss:
Chronic suppurative otitis media	Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media
Conductive hearing loss due to trauma	Hearing Impairment in Adults
Mastoiditis	Mastoiditis
Otitis externa - chronic	Hearing Impairment in Adults
Otitis Media with effusion (OME) previously known as Chronic Secretory Otitis Media
Otosclerosis
Conductive hearing loss – Other cause / cause not known
Congenital dislocation of hip	Osteoarthritis
Congenital disorders of the gastrointestinal tract :
Cleft lip	NHS Choices
Cleft lip with cleft palate	NHS Choices
Tracheo-oesophageal fistula/atresia	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Hirschprung disease
Congenital heart disease:
Atrioseptal defect (ASD)	NHS Choices
Coarctation of the aorta
Fallots tetralogy
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
Ventriculoseptal defect (VSD)
Congenital heart disease – Other / type not known
Congenital malformation of the heart – Other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Noonan syndrome
Non specific valve problems
Conjunctiva/Cornea/Eyelids/Lacrimal apparatus diseases:
Corneal ulceration	Visual Impairment – Adult Children – Visual Impairment Also Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Entropion
Herpes zoster - ophthalmic
Keratitis
Keratoconus
Orbital cellulitis
Ptosis
Scleritis
Conjunctiva/cornea/eyelids/lacrimal apparatus disease of – Other / type not known
Constipation	NHS Choices
Conversion disorder (Hysteria)	Somatoform Disorders
COPD	COPD
Cranial dystonia	Dystonia
Creutzfeldt - Jacob disease (CJD) / Variant Creutzfeldt - Jacob disease (vCJD)	Organic Brain Disorders
Crohn’s disease/Colitis	Crohn’s disease
Crystal deposition disorders:
Gout	Gout
Pseudogout
Crystal deposition disorder – Other / type not known
CSOM	Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media
Cushing’s syndrome	NHS Choices
CVA	Stroke
Cystic fibrosis	NHS Choices and Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Cystitis	Bladder & Urinary tract disorders

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D

Look up	Condition
Deaf /Blind deeming provision (DLA Only)	Hearing Impairment in Adults Adult – Visual Impairment
Deafness	Hearing Impairment in Adults
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)	Phlebitis / Venous disorders
DVT	Phlebitis / Venous disorders
Degenerative neuronal diseases:
Motor neurone disease	Motor neurone disesase
Degenerative neuronal disease – Other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Delirium	Organic Brain Disorders
Dementia Pre – Senile Dementia Senile Dementia Vascular Dementia
Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB)
Depressive disorder and Anxiety - mixed	Anxiety Disorders Depressive Illness
Depressive disorder / Depression	Depressive Illness
Dermatitis herpetiformis	Skin disease guidance note
Dermatomyositis	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Developmental Coordination disorder also known as Dyspraxia	NHS Choices
Diabetes insipidus	NHS Choices
Diabetes Mellitus:
Type 1 (insulin dependent)	Diabetes
Type 2 (insulin or non-insulin dependent)
Diabetes mellitus - Category unknown
Diabetic neuropathy	Diabetes Peripheral Vascular Disease
Diaphyseal aclasis (Hereditary multiple exostosis)	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Diplegia type cerebral palsy	Cerebral palsies in adults guidance note.
Dislocation of the hip - congenital	Osteoarthritis
Dissociative disorder – Other / type not known	Dissociative disorder
Disturbance of consciousness (Non epileptic) – Other / type not known	Epilepsy
Diverticular disease / diverticulitis	Diverticular disease
Double amputee deeming provision (DLA Only)	Amputation of limbs guidance note
Double vision (Diplopia)	Adult – Visual Impairment Children – Visual Impairment
Down’s syndrome	Learning Disability
Drop attack	Cardiac Arrhythmias
Drug misuse	Substance Abuse
Duchenne type muscular dystrophy	Muscular Dystrophy and Spinal Muscular Atrophy guidance note
Duodenal ulcer / Duodenitis	Dyspeptic disorders
Duodenum – Other disease of / type not known	Dyspeptic disorders
Dupuytren’s contracture	NHS Choices
DVT	Venous disorders
Dyscalculia	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Dyslexia	NHS Choices
Dyspraxia	NHS Choices
Dystonia: oromandibular dystonia spasmodic dystonia/laryngeal dystonia hemifacial spasm cranial dystonia generalised dystonia tardive dystonia tardive dyskinesia dystonia (not specified)	Dystonia
Dystrophia myotonica	Muscular Dystrophy & Spinal Muscular Atrophy guidance note

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E

Look up	Condition
Eating disorders:
Anorexia nervosa	Eating disorders
Bulimia nervosa	Eating disorders
Obesity	Obesity
Eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS)	Eating disorders
Eczema – dermatitis type	Eczema
Eczema – varicose type	Venous disorders
EDNOS	Eating disorders
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (Hypermobility type	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary. Joint Hypermobility/Joint Hypermobilty syndrome guidance note
Elastic tissue – Other disorder of / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Elbow disorders:
Golfer’s elbow (Medial epicondylitis)	Tennis/Golfer’s Elbow
Tennis elbow (Lateral epicondylitis)	Tennis/Golfer’s Elbow
Elbow disorder – Other / type not known	NHS Choices Work Related Upper Limb Disorder (WRULD)
Emphysema	COPD
Empyema	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Encephalitis	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Enchondromatosis	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Encopresis (Faecal soiling)	Bowel Incontinence
Endocarditis	NHS Choices
Endocrine disease – Other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Endometriosis	Endometriosis
Enuresis (Bedwetting)	Bladder and Urinary Tract disorders
Epidemolysis bullosa	Skin disease guidance note
Epilepsy:
Generalised seizure (with status epilepticus in last 12 months) Absence seizure (Petit mal) Atonic seizure Clonic seizure Myoclonic seizure Tonic seizure Tonic-clonic seizure (Grand mal) primary or secondary	Epilepsy
Generalised seizure (without status epilepticus in last 12 months) Absence seizure (Petit mal) Atonic seizure Clonic seizure Myoclonic seizure Tonic seizure Tonic-clonic seizure (Grand mal) primary or secondary
Partial seizure (with status epilepticus in last 12 months Complex partial seizure Complex partial seizure evolving to generalised tonic-clonic seizure Simple partial seizure
Partial seizure (without status epilepticus in last 12 months) Complex partial seizure Complex partial seizure evolving to generalised tonic-clonic seizure Simple partial seizure
- unclassified
epileptic attack disorder (pseudoseizure)
Epiphyseal dysplasia - multiple	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Essential tremor - benign	NHS Choices
Extrinsic allergic alveolitis	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.

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F

Look up	Condition
Facet joint syndrome	Back pain
Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy	Muscular Dystrophy and Spinal Muscular Atrophy guidance note
Factitious disorders:
Munchausen syndrome	NHS Choices
Other factitious disorder / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Faecal soiling (Encopresis)	Bowel Incontinence
Failure to thrive including labels -: ‘Small for dates’ Intrauterine growth retardation	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Faint (Syncope) – Other / type not known	Fainting
Falling	Falls
Fallots tetralogy	NHS Choices
Febrile convulsion/seizure	NHS Choices
Fibroid	NHS Choices
Fibromyalgia	NHS Choices
Fibrosing alveolitis	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Fistula - anal	NHS Choices
Foetal Alcohol syndrome	Learning Disabilities
Foetal Anticonvulsant syndrome	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Foot intolerance	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Foot disorder – Other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Forefoot pain (Metatarsalgia)	Metatarsalgia
Fracture complications:
Compartment syndrome (Volkmann’s ischaemia)	Fractures Compartment Syndrome
Sudek’s atrophy	Fractures
Fracture complication – Other / type not known	Fractures
Fracture/Injuries/Dislocation
Lower limb - Fracture/Injuries/Dislocationof e.g. -:Sprain/Strain	Fractures Dislocation
Pelvis - Fracture/Injuries/Dislocationof	Dislocation
Spine -Fracture/Injuries/Dislocationof	Back pain
Thorax - Fracture/Injuries/Dislocationof	Fractures Dislocation
Upper limb - Fracture/Injuries/Dislocationof e.g. -:Sprain/Strain	Fractures Dislocation
Multiple - Injury/Fracture/Dislocation	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Fragile X syndrome	Learning Disability
Frailty	Frailty
Friedrich’s ataxia	NHS Choices
Fronto-temporal dementia (Pick’s disease)	Organic Brain disorders
Frozen shoulder (Adhesive capsulitis)	NHS Choices

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G

Look up	Condition
G6PD	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Gallbladder & Biliary tract diseases:
Gallstone	Gallstones
Gallbladder & Biliary tract disease - Other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Gastric ulcer / Gastritis	Dyspeptic Disorders
Gastro - Oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)	Dyspeptic Disorders
Other diseases/disorders of the gastrointestinal tract-:
Attention to colostomy / ileostomy / stoma – diagnosis not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Gastrointestinal tract disease – Other / type not known
Gastrointestinal tract tumour - benign	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Generalised anxiety disorder	Anxiety Disorders
Generalised dystonia	Dystonia
Generalised epileptic seizure (with status epilepticus in last 12 months)	Epilepsy
Generalised epileptic seizure (without status epilepticus in last 12 months)	Epilepsy
Generalised osteoarthritis / Arthritis	Osteoarthritis
Generalised musculoskeletal disease – other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Genetic disorders/Dysplasias/Malformations:
Achondroplasia (Restricted growth)	NHS Choices
Epiphyseal dysplasia - multiple	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Hereditary multiple exostosis (Diaphyseal aclasis)	NHS Choices
Joint Hypermobility/Joint Hypermobility syndrome	Joint Hypermobility/Joint Hypermobilty syndrome guidance note
Marfan’s syndrome	NHS Choices
Osteogenesis imperfecta	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Genetic disorders / Dysplasias / Other malformations – Other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Genetic malformation – Other / type not known
Enchondromatosis/Oillers disease/Osteochondromatosis
Genitourinary disease – Other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary. NHS Choices
Hirsutism (excess hair growth in women)
Global Development Delay	Learning Disability
Glomerulonephritis	Kidney disorders
Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Goitre	Thyroid Gland Disorder
Golfer’s elbow (Medial epicondylitis)	Tennis/Golfer's elbow
GORD	Dyspeptic Disorders
Gout	Gout
Granulomatous lung disease & Pulmonary infiltration:
Sarcoidosis	Sarcoidosis
Granulomatous lung disease & pulmonary infiltration - Other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Graves disease	Thyroid Gland Disorder
Growth hormone deficiency	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Guillain-Barre syndrome	NHS Choices

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Look up	Condition
Haemochromotosis	NHS Choices
Haemolytic disorders:
Sickle cell anaemia	Sickle Cell Anaemia
Hereditary spherocytosis	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Thalassaemia	Thalassaemia
Haemolytic disorder – Other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Haemophilia A	Bleeding Disorders
Haemophilia B (Christmas disease)	Bleeding Disorders
Haemorrhoids	NHS Choices
Hallux rigidus / valgus	NHS Choices
Hammer / Claw toes	Claw / Hammer toes
Hand/Wrist disorder – Other / type not known	NHS Choices Work Related Upper Limb Disorder (WRULD) Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Trigger finger or thumb
Vibration induced white finger
Head injuries:
Head injury – causing cognitive impairment	Organic Brain Disorders
Head injury – causing cognitive & sensorimotor impairment
Head injury – causing sensorimotor impairment
Headaches:
Headache (Temporal arteritis)	Temporal Arteritis
Migraine	Migraine
Headache – Other causes of / cause not known	NHS Choices
Hearing disorders
Conductive hearing loss:
Otitis Media with effusion (OME) previously known as Chronic Secretory Otitis Media	Hearing Impairment in Adults
Chronic suppurative otitis media	Hearing Impairment in Adults
Conductive hearing loss due to Trauma	Hearing Impairment in Adults
Mastoiditis	Mastoiditis
Otitis externa - chronic	Hearing Impairment in Adults
Otosclerosis
Conductive hearing loss - Other causes of / type not known
Mixed hearing loss:
Hearing loss - mixed	Hearing Impairment in Adults
Sensorineural hearing loss:
Congenital deafness / Pre lingual	Hearing Impairment in Adults
Labyrinthitis
Menieres disease
Presbyacusis
Sensorineural hearing loss due to Trauma
Sensorineural hearing loss - Other causes of / type not known
Hearing & balance - Disease affecting , hearing & balance - Other diseases affecting / type not known
Heart and Lung transplantation	NHS Choices
Heart attack / Myocardial infarction	Ischaemic Heart Disease
Heart block	Cardiac Arrhythmias
Heart disease (Congenital) – Other / type not known	Ischaemic Heart Disease
Heart / Cardiac Failure	Heart failure
Heart transplantation	Heart failure
Helicobacter Pylori Infection	Dyspeptic disorders
Hemifacial spasm	Dystonia
Hepatic encephalopathy	Liver failure
Hepatitis - Autoimmune	Viral Hepatitis
Hepatitis B & D infection
Hepatitis C infection
Hepatitis (Chronic) – Other / type not known	Viral hepatitis / Drug - induced liver disease
Hereditary multiple exostosis (Diaphyseal aclasis)	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Hereditary spherocytosis	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Hernia	NHS Choices
Herpes Zoster (Shingles)	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Hiatus hernia	Dyspeptic Disorders NHS Choices
Hip disorders:
Congenital dislocation of hip	Osteoarthritis
Perthes disease	Osteoarthritis
Slipped upper femoral epiphysis	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Hip disorder – Other / type not known
Hirschprung disease	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Hirsutism (excess hair growth in women)	NHS Choices
HIV / HIV Encephalopathy	HIV / AIDS
Hughes Syndrome (Antiphospholipid syndrome)	NHS Choices
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)	HIV / AIDS
Huntington’s disease	Organic Brain disorders
Hurler’s syndrome / disease	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Hydrocephalus	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Hydronephrosis	Bladder & Urinary Tract Disorders
Hyperlipidaemia	NHS Choices
Hypermobility syndrome	Joint Hypermobility/Joint Hypermobilty syndrome guidance note
Hyperparathyroidism	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Hypersensitivity diseases:
Allergy with a risk of anaphylaxis	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Allergy - risk of anaphylaxis unknown or not fully assessed
Allergy - no risk of anaphylaxis
Oral allergy syndrome
Food intolerance
Angioedema
Hypersensitivity diseases - Other / type not known
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
Hypertension	Hypertension
Hyperthyroidism (Thyrotoxicosis)	Thyroid Gland Disorders
Hypomania / Mania – Bipolar affective disorder	Bipolar Disorders
Hypoparathyroidism	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Hypothalamic & Pituitary diseases:
Diabetes insipidus	NHS Choices Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Growth hormone deficiency
Hypothalamic & Pituitary disease – Other / type not known e.g.	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary. NHS Choices
Acromegaly
Prolactinoma
Sheehan’s Syndrome	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Hypothyroidism (Myxoedema)	Thyroid Gland Disorders
Hysteria (Conversion disorder)	Somatoform Disorders

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Look up	Condition
IBS	Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
IHD	Ischaemic Heart Disease
Immune system – Other disease of / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Impetigo	Skin disease guidance note
Inborn errors of metabolism:	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Amino acid metabolism – disorder of
Carbohydrate metabolism – disorder of
Inborn errors of metabolism – Other / type not known e.g. -: Hurlers syndrome / disease
Incontinence Incontinence (not Enuresis/Bedwetting) – Other / type not known	Bladder & Urinary Tract Disorders
Incontinence - stress
Incontinence - urge
Infectious disease – Other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Inflammatory arthritis:
Ankylosing spondylitis	Back Pain
Still’s disease (Adult onset)	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Psoriatic arthritis
Reactive arthritis	NHS Choices
Rheumatoid arthritis	Rheumatoid Arthritis
Inflammatory arthritis - Other / type not known	Osteoarthritis
Inflammatory bowel disease:
Crohn’s disease	Crohn’s disease
Ulcerative colitis	Ulcerative Colitis
Inflammatory rash – Other / type not known	Skin disease guidance note
Interstitial nephritis	Kidney Disorders
Iritis (Anterior uveitis)	Adult – Visual Impairment Children – Visual Impairment
Iron deficiency anaemia	Anaemias
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)	Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Ischaemic heart disease (IHD)(Coronary artery disease):
Angina	Ischaemic Heart Disease
Myocardial infarction
Ischaemic heart disease – Other / type not known
ITP	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.

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Look up	Condition
Joint Hypermobility /Joint Hypermobility Syndrome	Joint Hypermobility/Joint Hypermobilty syndrome guidance note

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Look up	Condition
Kidney (Renal) disease:
Glomerulonephritis	Kidney Disorders
Interstitial nephritis
Nephrotic syndrome
Renal calculus (Kidney Stone)
Kidney disease – Other / type not known
Kidney (Renal) Failure
Acute renal failure	Kidney Disorders
Chronic renal failure
Renal transplantation
Renal transplantation – rejection of
Renal Dialysis (which fulfils the deeming provision criteria)
Knee disorders:
Chondromalacia patella	Chondromalacia Patella
Ligamentous instability of knee	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Meniscal lesion	Torn Knee Cartilage (MeniscusTears)
Osgood schlatters disease	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Osteochondritis dissecans
Recurrent patellar dislocation	Dislocation
Knee disorder – Other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Korsakoff’s syndrome	Alcohol related disorders
Kyphosis	Back pain

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Look up	Condition
Labyrinthitis	Hearing Impairment in Adults
Lacrimal apparatus – Other disease of / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Lateral epicondylitis (Tennis elbow)	Tennis/Golfer's elbow
Learning disabilities:
ADD / ADHD	NHS Choices and Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Down’s syndrome	Learning Disability
Fragile X syndrome	Learning Disability
Learning disability – Other / type not known e.g: Foetal Alcohol syndrome Global Developmental delay Speech & Language delay Prader-Willi syndrome Dyslexia	Refer to Learning Disability and for information about related Speech and Language Disorders discuss with Medical Services Medline Plus NHS Choices
Learning disorders (Specific) -:
Speech or language disorders – Other / type not known e.g. Dysphonia Stammer / Stutter	Learning Disability and discuss with Departments Medical Services re needs and award duration if necessary
Dyslexia	NHS Choices
Dyspraxia - also known as Developmental coordination disorder	NHS Choices
Specific learning disorder – Other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Leg ulcer - arterial	Peripheral Vascular Disease
Leg ulcer - venous	Venous disorders
Ligamentous instability of the knee	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Limb girdle muscular dystrophy	Muscular Dystrophy and Spinal Muscular Atrophy guidance note
Lipoma	Lipoma
Liver failure:
Ascites	Liver Failure
Hepatic encephalopathy
Liver transplantation
Peritonitis	Liver Failure NHS Choices
Features of liver failure – Other / features not known e.g Drug - induced	Liver Failure Drug - induced
Long sightedness (Hypermetropia)	Adult – Visual Impairment Children – Visual Impairment
Lower limb(s) – Amputation of	Amputation of limbs guidance note
Lower limb(s) – Injury/Fracture/Dislocation of	Fractures/ Dislocation
Lower respiratory tract disease – Other / type not known	NHS Choices
Lumbar disc lesion	Back Pain
Lung transplantation	NHS Choices
Lymphatics – Other disease of / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Lymphoedema	NHS Choices

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Look up	Condition
Malaria	NHS Choices
Malformation of the heart (Congenital) other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Noonan syndrome	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Non specific valve problems
Marfan’s syndrome	NHS Choices
Mastoiditis	Mastoiditis
ME	CFS/ME
Mechanical back pain (Non-specific)	Back Pain
Medial epicondylitis (Golfer’s elbow)	Tennis/Golfer's elbow
Menieres disease	Hearing Impairment in Adults
Meningitis (Bacterial, Viral, Fungal)	Meningitis
Meniscal lesion (Torn knee lesion)	Torn Knee Cartilage
Mental and Behavioural disorders of childhood - other/ type not known e.g	Learning Disability
Foetal Anticonvulsant syndrome	Learning Disability
Mental and Behavioural disorders:
Schizoaffective disorder	Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia	Schizophrenia
Psychotic – Other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Metabolic disease - Other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Albinism
Calcium deficiency
Vitamin D deficiency
Metabolic & endocrine disorders affecting the musculoskeletal system:
Osteomalacia	NHS Choices
Osteoporosis	Osteoporosis
Paget’s disease	NHS Choices
Rickets	NHS Choices
Other metabolic and endocrine disorders of musculoskeletal system	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Metabolic red cell disorders:
Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Metabolic red cell disorders – Other / type not known
Metatarsalgia (Forefoot pain)	Metatarsalgia
Migraine	Migraine
Mitral valve disease	Valvular Heart disease
Mixed anxiety and depressive disorder	Anxiety Disorders Depressive Illness
Mixed hearing loss	Hearing Impairment in Adults
Mood disorders:	Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar affective disorder – Hypomania / Mania	Bipolar Disorder
Depressive disorder	Depressive Illness
Mood disorder - Other / type not known	Depressive Illness
Motor neurone disease	Motor Neurone Disease
Movement disorders (Neurological):
Blepharospasm	Dystonia
Essential tremor - benign	NHS Choices
Huntington’s disease	Organic Brain Disorders
Parkinson’s disease	Parkinsons Disease
Parkinson’s syndrome / Parkinsonism	Parkinsons Disease
Torticollis	Dystonia
Tourette syndrome	NHS Choices
Writer’s cramp	Dystonia
Movement disorder – Other / type not known	NHS Choices
Multisystem and extremes of age -:
Chromosomal syndrome - other type / not known (i.e. where more than one system is affected)	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Complications of prematurity e.g. Respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) / Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in infants
Failure to thrive including labels -: ‘Small for dates’ Intrauterine growth retardation
Old age (Ageing)	Ageing
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
MS	Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS)	Multiple Sclerosis
Munchausen syndrome	NHS Choices
Muscle disease:
Dermatomyositis	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Dystrophia myotonica	Muscular Dystrophy & Spinal Muscular Atrophy guidance note
Myasthenia gravis	Myasthenia Gravis
Polymyositis	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Muscle disease – Other / type not known e.g Spinal muscular atrophy	Muscular Dystrophy & Spinal Muscular Atrophy guidance note
Muscular Dystrophy:	Muscular Dystrophy & Spinal Muscular Atrophy guidance note
Becker type muscular dystrophy	Muscular Dystrophy & Spinal Muscular Atrophy guidance note
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy
Limb girdle muscular dystrophy
Muscular dystrophy – Other / type not known
Musculoskeletal disease regional / localised - Other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)	CFS/ME
Myasthenia gravis	Myasthenia Gravis
Myocardial infarction/heart attack	Ischaemic Heart Disease
Myxoedema (Hypothyroidism)	Thyroid Gland Disorders

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Look up	Condition
Narcolepsy	NHS Choices
NASH	Viral hepatitis
Neck disorders:
Cervical disc lesion	Back Pain / Painful Neck guidance note
Cervical spondylosis (disc disease)	Painful Neck guidance note
Whiplash injury
Neck disorders - Other / type not known
Nephrotic syndrome	Kidney Disorders
Neurofibromatosis	NHS Choices
Neurological infections:
Poliomyelitis / Post polio syndrome	Poliomyelitis
Neurological infection - Other / type not known e.g Encephalitis	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Neurological disorder – other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Apraxia
Bell’s Palsy	NHS Choices
Dyscalculia	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Neuropathies:
Charcot Marie Tooth disease	NHS Choices
Diabetic neuropathy	Diabetes
Guillain Barre syndrome	NHS Choices
Neuropathy - Other / type not known including peripheral	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Nocturnal Enuresis	Bladder and Urinary Tract disorders
Non alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Non epileptic disturbance of consciousness:
Drop attack	Cardiac Arrhythmias
Non epileptic attack disorder (Pseudoseizure)	Epilepsy
Stokes Adams attack (Cardiovascular syncope)	Cardiac Arrhythmias
Syncope (Faint) Other / type not known	Fainting
Non epileptic disturbances of consciousness - Other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Non-specific (Mechanical back pain)	Back Pain
Noonan syndrome	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Nystagmus	Adult – Visual Impairment Children – Visual Impairment

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Look up	Condition
OA spine(Spondylosis/Spondylitis) (if pathological/neurological changes present)	Back Pain
Obesity	Obesity
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)	Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
OCD	Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Oesophagus/Stomach & Duodenum diseases:
Duodenal, Gastric & Peptic ulcer / Gastritis	Dyspeptic disorders
Hiatus hernia / Gastroesophageal Reflux disease (GORD) / Reflux oesophagitis	Dyspeptic disorders
Oesophageal varices	Alcohol related disorders
Other disease of Oesophagus/Stomach & Duodenum	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Old Age (Ageing)	Ageing
Olliers disease	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Oral allergy syndrome	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Organic brain disorder	Organic Brain disorders
Oromandibular dystonia	Dystonia
Osgood schlatters disease	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Osteoarthritis:
Osteoarthritis - hip(s)	Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis - knee(s)
Osteoarthritis of other single joint
Generalised osteoarthritis / Arthritis
Osteochondritis	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Osteochondritis dissecans
Osteochondromatosis /Oillers disease	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Osteogenesis imperfecta	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Osteomalacia	NHS Choices
Osteomyelitis	NHS Choices
Osteonecrosis	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Osteoporosis/Brittle bone disease	Osteoporosis Fractures
Otitis externa – chronic	Hearing Impairment in Adults
Otitis Media with effusion (OME)
Otosclerosis
Ovarian cyst - benign	NHS Choices
Ovary/Uterus/Cervix/Vagina & Vulva diseases:
Endometriosis	Endometriosis
Fibroid	NHS Choices
Ovarian cyst – benign	NHS Choices
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)	Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Uterine prolapse	NHS Choices
Disease of Ovary / Uterus / Cervix / Vagina & Vulva - Other / type not known Menorrhagia Polycystic Ovary syndrome	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary

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Look up	Condition
Paget’s disease	NHS Choices
Pain syndrome (Encephalitis) Chronic – Other / type not known Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy also known as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome	NHS Choices Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary Work Related Upper Limb Disorder (WRULD)
Pancreas – diseases of:
Pancreatitis - chronic	Pancreatic Disease
Pancreas disease – Other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Pancreatic disease:
Diabetes mellitus Type 1 (insulin dependent)	Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus Type 2 (non insulin dependent)
Diabetes mellitus (category unknown)
Panic disorder	Anxiety Disorders
Papulosquamous and inflammatory rashes - Other / type not known
Acne vulgaris	NHS Choices
Eczema – dermatitis type	Eczema
Eczema – varicose type	Venous Disorders
Psoriasis	NHS Choices
Rosacea	NHS Choices
Urticaria	Urticaria
Papulosquamous and inflammatory rashes - Other / type not known	Skin Disease guidance note
Paraplegia - Traumatic	Spinal Injury guidance note
Parathyroid disease:
Hyperparathyroidism	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Hypoparathyroidism
Parathyroid disease – Other / type not known
Parkinson’s disease	Parkinsons Disease
Parkinson’s syndrome / Parkinsonism	Parkinsons Disease
Partial epileptic seizure (with status epilepticus in last 12 months)	Epilepsy
Partial epileptic seizure (without status epilepticus in last 12 months)	Epilepsy
Patellar dislocation - recurrent	Dislocation
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)	NHS Choices
PBC	Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
PDA (Patent ductus arteriosus)	NHS Choices
Pelvic inflammatory disease	Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Pelvic Organ Prolapse -: Uterine Vaginal vault Cystocele Enterocele Rectocele	NHS Choices for uterine prolapse. For other types of prolapse such as rectocele, cystocele and enterocele Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider, if necessary.
Pelvis – Injury/Fracture/Dislocation of	Dislocation Fractures
Pemphigoid (Blisters)	NHS Choices
Pemphigus vulgaris	NHS Choices
Penis disease of – other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Peptic ulcer	Dyspeptic Disorders
Pericarditis	NHS Choices
Peripheral arterial disease:
Atherosclerosis (Peripheral Vascular Disease / Claudication)	Peripheral Vascular Disease
Buerger’s disease	Peripheral Vascular Disease
Raynaud’s disease / phenomenon	Scleroderma
Peripheral arterial disease (excluding coronary) - Other / type not known e.g. -: Renal artery stenosis Carotid artery stenosis	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Peripheral nerve injury:
Brachial plexus	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Peripheral nerve injury – Other / type not known
Peripheral vascular disease (PVD)	Peripheral Vascular Disease
Peritonitis	NHS Choices
Pernicious (B12) folate deficiency anaemia	Anaemias
Personality disorder	Personality Disorders
Pervasive Development Disorder (PDD)	Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Perthes disease	Osteoarthritis
Phenylketonuria (PKU)	NHS Choices
Phlebitis	Phlebitis
Phobias:
Social phobia	Anxiety Disorders
Specific phobia	Anxiety Disorders
Pick’s disease (Fronto-temporal dementia)	Organic Brain Disorders
Pituitary disease – other / type not known	Thyroid Gland Disorders
Plantar Fasciitis	Plantar fasciitis
Platelet disorders:
Autoimmune (idiopathic) thrombocytopaenic purpura (ITP)	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Platelet disorder - Other / type not known
Pleura – diseases of:
Empyema	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Pleural effusion
Pneumothorax
Pleura disease - Other / type not known Pleurisy
Pneumoconiosis:
Asbestosis	NHS Choices
Pneumoconiosis – Coal worker	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Silicosis
Pneumoconiosis – Other / type not known
Pneumonia	NHS Choices
Pneumothorax	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Poliomyelitis / Post polio syndrome	Poliomyelitis
Polyarteritis nodosa	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Polyarthritis	Osteoarthritis
Polycythaemia	Polycythaemia
Polymyalgia rheumatica	Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Polymyositis	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Porphyria
Post natal depression	Depressive Illness
Post thrombotic syndrome	Venous Disorders
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)	Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Post viral syndrome	CFS/ME
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS)	Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS) guidance note
Prader – Willi syndrome	Medline Plus
Presbyacusis	Hearing Impairment in Adults
Pre – Senile Dementia	Organic Brain Disorders
Pressure sore (Ulcer)	NHS Choices
Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC)	Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Prion diseases:
Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (CJD) / Variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (vCJD)	Organic Brain Disorders
Prion disease – Other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Prolactinoma	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services
Prolapsed Cervical disc	Back Pain / Painful Neck guidance note
Prolapsed Intervertebral disc	Back Pain
Prostate disease of – other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Prostatic disease	Bladder and Urinary Tract Disorders
Protozoal disease:
Malaria	NHS Choices
Protozoal disease – Other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Pseudogout	Gout
Pseudoseizure (Non epileptic attack disorder)	Epilepsy
Psoriasis	NHS Choices
Psoriatic arthritis	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Psychotic disorders:
Schizoaffective disorder	Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
Psychotic disorder – Other / type not known
PTSD	Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Pulmonary embolism/Pulmonary heart disease	Venous Disorders
Pulmonary embolus	Venous Disorders
Pulmonary fibrosis:
Extrinsic allergic alveolitis	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Fibrosing alveolitis
Pulmonary fibrosis – Other / type not known
Pulmonary hypertension	NHS Choices
Pulmonary infiltration – Other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Pulmonary valve disease	Valvular Heart disease
PVD	Peripheral Vascular Disease

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Look up	Condition
Quadriplegia /Tetraplegia - traumatic	Spinal Injury guidance note
Quadriplegia type cerebral palsy	Cerebral palsies in adults guidance note

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Look up	Condition
Raynaud’s disease / phenomenon	NHS Choices
Reactive arthritis/reiters syndrome	NHS Choices
Rectal prolapse	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Rectum – other disease of / type not known
Recurrent patellar dislocation	Dislocation
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy also known as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome	NHS Choices Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary. Work Related Upper Limb Disorder (WRULD)
Reflux oesophagitis	Dyspeptic disorders
Renal artery stenosis	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Renal Dialysis (which fulfils the deeming provision criteria)	Kidney Disorders
Renal (Kidney) disease:
Glomerulonephritis	Kidney Disorders
Interstitial nephritis
Nephrotic syndrome
Renal calculus (Kidney Stone)
Kidney disease Other / type not known
Renal (Kidney) Failure:
Acute renal failure	Kidney Disorders
Chronic renal failure
Renal transplantation
Renal transplantation – rejection of
Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) in infants)/ Acute Respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in infants	NHS Choices
Restricted growth / Achondroplasia	NHS Choices
Rett syndrome	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
Rheumatoid arthritis	Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rickets	NHS Choices
Rosacea	NHS Choices
Rotator cuff disorder	Work Related Upper Limb Disorder (WRULD) Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Ruptured tendon - lower limb	Rupture of tendon
Ruptured tendon - upper limb	Rupture of tendon

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Look up	Condition
Sarcoidosis	Sarcoidosis
Schizoaffective disorder	Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia	Schizophrenia
Schuermann’s disease	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Sciatica	Back Pain
Scleritis	Adult – Visual Impairment Children – Visual Impairment Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Scleroderma (Systemic sclerosis)	Scleroderma
Scoliosis	Back Pain
Seizure (Epileptic) - unclassified	Epilepsy
Senile dementia	Organic Brain disorders
Sensorineural hearing loss:
Congenital deafness	Hearing Impairment in Adults
Labyrinthitis
Menieres disease
Presbyacusis
Sensorineural hearing loss – due to trauma
Causes of sensorineural hearing loss - Other / cause not known
Sensorineural hearing loss – due to trauma
Sheehan’s Syndrome	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Short-sightedness (Myopia)	Adult – Visual Impairment Children – Visual Impairment
Shoulder disorders:	NHS Choices Work Related Upper Limb Disorder (WRULD) Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Adhesive capsulitis (Frozen shoulder)
Rotator cuff disorder
Shoulder instability
Shoulder disorders - Other / type not known
Sickle cell anaemia	Sickle Cell Anaemia
Silicosis	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Sinusitis	NHS Choices
Sjogren’s syndrome	NHS Choices
Skin disease – other / type not known	Skin Disease guidance note
Skin infections:
Cellulitis	NHS Choices
Impetigo	NHS Choices
Skin infection - Other / type not known e.g.: Shingles (Herpes Zoster)	Skin Disease guidance note
SLE	SLE
Sleep apnoea - obstructive	NHS Choices
Slipped upper femoral epiphysis	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Small bowel – diseases of:
Coeliac disease	Ulcerative colitis
Disease of small bowel - Other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Social phobia	Anxiety Disorders
Somatoform & Dissociative disorders:
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)	Somatoform Disorders
Conversion disorder (Hysteria)	Somatoform Disorders
Dissociative disorder Other / type not known	Dissociative Disorders
Somatoform disorder - Other / type not known	Somatoform Disorders
Spasmodic dysphonia / laryngeal dystonia	Dystonia
Spastic diplegia	Cerebral Palsies in adults guidance note
Specific back pain – other / type not known	Back Pain
Specific learning disorders -:
Speech or language disorders e.g. Stutter	Learning Disability
Dyslexia	NHS Choices
Dyspraxia - also known as Developmental coordination disorder	NHS Choices
Specific learning disorder – Other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Specific phobia	Anxiety Disorders
Speech and Language delay	Learning Disability
Speech, Language & Phonological Disorders e.g Dysphonia Stammer / Stutter	Learning Disability Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Spina bifida	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Spinal cord compression:
Paraplegia - traumatic	Spinal Injury guidance note
Tetraplegia/Quadriplegia - traumatic	Spinal Injury guidance note
Syringomyelia / Syringobulbia	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Cause of spinal cord compression - Other / type not known
Spinal muscular atrophy	Spinal Injury guidance note
Spondylosis/Spondylitis (OA) (if pathological/neurological changes present)	Back Pain
Spinal stenosis	Back Pain
Spine – Injury/Fracture/Dislocation of
Spondylolisthesis
Sprain/Strain lower limb	Sprain
Sprain/Strain Upper limb	Sprain
Squint (Strabismus)	Adult – Visual Impairment Children – Visual Impairment
Steatohepatitis - Non alcoholic (NASH)	Viral Hepatitis
Still’s disease (adult onset)	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Stokes Adams attack (Cardiovascular syncope)	Cardiac Arrhythmias
Stomach – other disease of / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Strabismus (Squint)	Adult – Visual Impairment Children – Visual Impairment
Stress incontinence	Bladder and Urinary Tract Disorders
Stress reaction disorders:
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)	Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Stress reaction disorder - Other / type not known e.g. Adjustment disorders	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Stroke - Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)	Stroke
Substance (mis) use disorders:
Alcohol misuse	Alcohol Related Disorders
Drug misuse	Substance Abuse
Sudek’s atrophy	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Superficial thrombophlebitis	Venous Disorders
Syncope (Faint) – other / type not known	Fainting
Symphysis Pubis Disorder	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Symptomatic HIV (AIDS)	HIV / AIDS
Syringobulbia / Syringomyelia	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)	SLE
Systemic sclerosis (Scleroderma)	Scleroderma

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Look up	Condition
Tachycardia	Cardiac Arrhythmias
Talipes (Club foot)	NHS Choices
Tardive dystonia	Dystonia
Tardive dyskinesia	Dystonia
Temporal (Giant cell) arteritis (Headache)	Temporal Arteritis
Tendon lesions	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Tennis elbow (Lateral epicondylitis)	Tennis/Golfer's elbow
Tenosynovitis	Work Related Upper Limb Disorder (WRULD)
Terminally Ill – deeming provision	N/A
Testes disease of – other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Tetraplegia/Quadriplegia - Traumatic	Spinal Injury guidance note
Thalassaemia	Thalassaemia
Thoracic outlet syndrome	Work Related Upper Limb Disorder (WRULD)
Thorax – Injury / Fracture / Dislocation of	Dislocation / Fractures
Thyroid diseases:
Goitre	Thyroid Gland Disorders
Hyperthyroidism (Thyrotoxicosis) – including Graves disease
Hypothyroidism (Myxoedema)
Thyroid disease - Other / type not known
Thyrotoxicosis (Hyperthyroidism)
TIA	Stroke
Tinnitus	Hearing Impairment in Adults
Torn knee cartilage (Meniscal lesion)	Torn Knee Cartilage
Torticollis / cervical dystonia	Dystonia
Tourette syndrome	NHS Choices
Tracheo-oesophageal fistula/atresia	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Transient ischaemic attack (TIA)	Stroke
Tricuspid valve disease	Valvular Heart disease
Trigger finger or thumb	Work Related Upper Limb Disorder (WRULD)
Tuberculosis	NHS Choices
Tuberous Sclerosis	NHS Choices
Tumours – Benign:
Bone tumour – benign	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Gastrointestinal tract tumours-benign
Neurofibromatosis	NHS Choices
Benign tumour - Other / type not known E.g. Brain tumours Tuberous Sclerosis	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary NHS Choices

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Look up	Condition
Ulcerative colitis	Ulcerative Colitis
Upper limb(s) – Amputation of	Amputation of limbs guidance note
Upper and lower limb(s) – Amputation of	Amputation of limbs guidance note
Upper limb(s) – Injury/Fracture/Dislocation of	Dislocation / Fractures
Upper respiratory tract – diseases of:
Sleep apnoea - obstructive	NHS Choices
Upper respiratory tract disease - Other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Urethra disease of – other / type not known	Bladder and Urinary Tract Disorders
Urge incontinence	Bladder and Urinary Tract Disorders
Urinary incontinence:
Stress incontinence	Bladder and Urinary Tract Disorders
Urge incontinence
Urinary overflow
Incontinence (not Enuresis/Bedwetting) - Other / type not known
Urinary overflow
Urinary tract infection (UTI)
Urticaria	Urticaria
Pelvic Organ Prolapse -: Uterine Vaginal vault Cystocele Enterocele Rectocele	NHS Choices for uterine prolapse. For other types of prolapse such as rectocele, cystocele and enterocele Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider, if necessary.
Uterus – other disease of / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
UTI	Bladder and Urinary Tract Disorders
Uveitis (Chorioretinal disorder):
Anterior Uveitis (iritis)	Adult – Visual Impairment Children – Visual Impairment
Posterior Uveitis (choroiditis)
Uveitis (chorioretinal disorder) - Other / type not known

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Look up	Condition
Vagina – other disease of / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Valvular heart disease:
Aortic valve disease	Valvular Heart disease
Mitral valve disease
Pulmonary valve disease
Tricuspid valve disease
Congenital malformation of the heart - Other / type not known e.g Noonan syndrome Non specific valve problems	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Varicose veins	Venous disorders
Variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (vCJD) / Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (CJD)	Organic Brain Disorders
Vascular dementia	Organic Brain Disorders
Vasculitis:
Behcet’s disease	NHS Choices
Polyarteritis nodosa	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Polymyalgia rheumatica	Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Temporal arteritis (Headache)	Temporal Arteritis
Vasculitis - Other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Venous Disease
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)	Phlebitis Venous Disorders
Peripheral venous disease - Other / type not known e.g.: Phlebitis Post thrombotic syndrome Pulmonary embolism Superficial thrombophlebitis Varicose veins Venous ulcer
Venous insufficiency - chronic
Venous ulcer
Ventriculoseptal defect (VSD)	NHS Choices
Vertigo	Hearing Impairment in Adults
Vibration induced white finger	Work Related Upper Limb Disorder (WRULD)
Viral diseases:
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS / Symptomatic HIV) / Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)	HIV / AIDS
Viral disease (excluding Hepatitis & Poliomyelitis) - Other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Viral Hepatitis
Hepatitis B & D infection	Viral Hepatitis
Hepatitis C infection
Hepatitis (Chronic) - other / type not known
Visual disorders
Cataract
Diseases of conjunctiva, cornea, eyelids and lacrimal apparatus:
Corneal ulceration	Adult – Visual Impairment Children – Visual Impairment Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Entropion
Herpes zoster - ophthalmic
Keratitis
Keratoconus
Orbital cellulitis
Ptosis
Scleritis
Conjunctiva, cornea, eyelids and lacrimal apparatus - Other diseases of / type not known
Diseases of the retina and optic nerve:
Diabetic retinopathy	Adult – Visual Impairment Children – Visual Impairment
Hypertensive retinopathy
Macular degeneration
Optic atrophy
Optic neuritis
Retinal artery occlusion
Retinal detachment
Retinal vein occlusion
Retinitis Pigmentosa
Retinopathy - Other / type not known
Retina and optic nerve - Other diseases of / type not known
Disorders of eye movement:
Nystagmus	Adult – Visual Impairment Children – Visual Impairment
Strabismus (Squint)
Eye movement - Other disorders of / type not known
Eyes - Injuries to
Glaucoma
Refractive errors:
Astigmatism	Adult – Visual Impairment Children – Visual Impairment
Hypermetropia (long-sighted)
Myopia (short-sighted)
Presbyopia
Refractive errors - Other / type not known
Uveitis:
Anterior Uveitis (iritis)	Adult – Visual Impairment Children – Visual Impairment
Posterior (choroiditis)
Chorioretinal disorders - Other / type not known
Visual field defects:
Amblyopia	Adult – Visual Impairment Children – Visual Impairment
Cortical blindness
Diplopia (double vision)
Hemianopia
Quadrantanopia
Scotoma
Tunnel vision
Visual field defects - Other / type not known
Vitamin D deficiency	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Vitreous disease:
Posterior vitreous detachment	Adult – Visual Impairment Children – Visual Impairment
Vitreous haemorrhage
Vitreous disease - Other / type not known
Vision - Other diseases affecting / type not known
Volkmann’s ischaemia (Compartment syndrome)	Compartment Syndrome
Von Willebrand’s disease	Bleeding Disorders
VSD	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Vulva – other disease of / type not known

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Look up	Condition
Wernicke Korsakoff syndrome	Alcohol related disorders
Whiplash injury	Painful Neck guidance note
Wilson’s disease	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary
Wrist / Hand disorder – Other / type not known	Decision Makers are advised to discuss with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary NHS Choices with the Departments Medical Services provider if necessary.
e.g. Trigger finger or thumb Vibration induced white finger	Work Related Upper Limb Disorders (WRULD)
Writer’s cramp	Dystonia

Amended October 2012

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