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following factors must exist before it can be said that, on the balance of probabilities, giant cell arteritis or death from giant cell arteritis is connected with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
(1)          having smoked at least 10 pack-years of tobacco products before the clinical onset of giant cell arteritis, and where smoking has ceased, the clinical onset of giant cell arteritis has occurred within 20 years of cessation;
            Note: one pack-year is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(2)          having smoked at least 10 pack-years of tobacco products before the clinical worsening of giant cell arteritis, and where smoking has ceased, the clinical worsening of giant cell arteritis has occurred within 20 years of cessation;
            Note: one pack-year is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary
(3)          inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for giant cell arteritis.
     10           Relationship to service
(1)          The existence in a person of any factor referred to in section 9, must be related to the relevant service rendered by the person.
(2)          The factors set out in subsections 9(2) to 9(3) apply only to material contribution to, or aggravation of, giant cell arteritis where the person's giant cell arteritis was suffered or contracted before or during (but did not arise out of) the person's relevant service.
     11           Factors referring to an injury or disease covered by another Statement of Principles
In this Statement of Principles:
(1)          if a factor referred to in section 9 applies in relation to a person; and
(2)          that factor refers to an injury or disease in respect of which a Statement of Principles has been determined under subsection 196B(3) of the VEA;
then the factors in that Statement of Principles apply in accordance with the terms of that Statement of Principles as in force from time to time.

Schedule 1 - Dictionary
Note: See Section 6