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Schedule 1 - Dictionary

       1 Definitions

Endnotes

       Endnote 1—About the endnotes

       Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

       Endnote 3—Legislation history

       Endnote 4—Amendment history

       Endnote 5—Editorial changes

1 Name
This is the Statement of Principles concerning ischaemic heart disease (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 2 of 2016).
3 Authority
This instrument is made under subsection 196B(3) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.
5 Application
This instrument applies to a claim to which section 120B of the VEA or section 339 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 ischaemic heart disease and death from ischaemic heart disease.
Meaning of ischaemic heart disease
(2) For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, ischaemic heart disease means a cardiac disability characterised by insufficient blood flow to the muscle tissue of the heart due to atherosclerosis, thrombosis, vasospasm or dissection of the coronary arteries.
(3) While ischaemic heart disease attracts ICD‑10‑AM code I20 to I25, in applying this Statement of Principles the meaning of ischaemic heart disease 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), Ninth Edition, effective date of 1 July 2015, copyrighted by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, ISBN 978‑1‑76007‑020‑5.
Death from ischaemic heart disease
(5) For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, ischaemic heart disease, in relation to a person, includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's ischaemic heart disease.
Note: terminal event is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
8 Basis for determining the factors
On the sound medical‑scientific evidence available, the Repatriation Medical Authority is of the view that it is more probable than not that ischaemic heart disease and death from ischaemic heart disease can be related to relevant service rendered by veterans or members of the Forces under the VEA, or members under the MRCA.
Note: relevant service is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
9 Factors that must exist
At least one of the following factors must exist before it can be said that, on the balance of probabilities, ischaemic heart disease or death from ischaemic heart disease is connected with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
(1) having hypertension before the clinical onset of ischaemic heart disease;
(2) having diabetes mellitus before the clinical onset of