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1               Definitions
In this instrument:
                                  MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
                                  relevant service means:
(a)          eligible war service (other than operational service) under the VEA;
(b)          defence service (other than hazardous service and British nuclear test defence service) under the VEA; or
(c)          peacetime service under the MRCA.
Note: MRCA and VEA are also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                                  specified list of chemical agents means:
(a)          aminoglycoside-containing ear drops;
(b)           Burow's solution (5% aluminium subacetate); or
(c)          surgical antiseptics.
                                  specified list of drugs means:
(a)          amiodarone;
(b)          aminoglycosides;
(c)          chloroquine;
(d)          hydroxychloroquine;
(e)          immune checkpoint inhibitors;
(f)           loop diuretics;
(g)          mefloquine;
(h)          non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs;
(i)            platinum-based chemotherapy (cisplatin, carboplatin and oxaliplatin); or
(j)            sotalol.
                                  terminal event means the proximate or ultimate cause of death and includes the following:
(a)           pneumonia;
(b)           respiratory failure;
(c)           cardiac arrest;
(d)           circulatory failure; or
(e)           cessation of brain function.
                                  toxic vestibulopathy—see subsection 6(2).
                                  VEA means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.