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allergic contact dermatitis (Reasonable Hypothesis) (No. 1 of 2021).
     3               Authority
This instrument is made under subsection 196B(2) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.
     5               Application
This instrument applies to a claim to which section 120A of the VEA or section 338 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 applies.
     6               Definitions
The terms defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary have the meaning given when used in this instrument.
     7               Kind of injury, disease or death to which this Statement of Principles relates
(1)          This Statement of Principles is about allergic contact dermatitis and death from allergic contact dermatitis.
Meaning of allergic contact dermatitis
(2)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, allergic contact dermatitis:
(a)          means inflammation of an area of the skin from exposure to an allergen that has been applied to the same area of skin; and
(b)          is a cell-mediated delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction due to contact with a substance to which the individual has previously been sensitised; and
(c)          includes allergic contact dermatitis that is due to cutaneous exposure from airborne allergens; and
(d)          excludes:
(i)            atopic dermatitis (eczema);
(ii)         irritant contact dermatitis;
(iii)       local skin hypersensitivity associated with metal implants;
(iv)        photocontact dermatitis;
(v)          systemic allergic dermatitis; and
(vi)        urticaria.
Note: Allergic contact dermatitis typically presents as an eczema-like rash on skin exposed to the allergen, including the skin of the lips (allergic contact cheilitis), around the mouth and the eyelids.
(3)          While allergic contact dermatitis attracts ICD‑10‑AM code L23, in applying this Statement of Principles the meaning of allergic contact dermatitis is that given in subsection (2).
(4)          For subsection (3), a reference to an ICD-10-AM code is a reference to the code assigned to a particular kind of injury or disease in The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM), Tenth Edition, effective date of 1 July 2017, copyrighted by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, ISBN 978-1-76007-296-4.
Death from allergic contact dermatitis
(5)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, allergic contact dermatitis, in relation to a person, includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's allergic contact dermatitis.
            Note: terminal event is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
     8               Basis for determining the factors
The Repatriation Medical Authority is of the view that there is sound medical‑scientific evidence that indicates that allergic contact dermatitis and death from allergic contact dermatitis can be related to relevant service rendered by veterans, members of Peacekeeping Forces, or members of the Forces under the VEA, or members under the MRCA.
Note: MRCA, relevant service and VEA are defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
     9               Factors that