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of cigarettes smoked per day by 20 and multiplying this number by the number of years the person has smoked. For example, smoking 10 cigarettes per day for 10 years is equal to 5 pack-years, and smoking 40 cigarettes per day for 10 years is equal to 20 pack-years.
                                     osteoporosis—see subsection 7(2).
                                     relevant service means:
         (a)          operational service under the VEA;
         (b)          peacekeeping service under the VEA;
         (c)          hazardous service under the VEA;
         (d)          British nuclear test defence service under the VEA;
         (e)          warlike service under the MRCA; or
         (f)           non-warlike service under the MRCA.
Note: MRCA and VEA are defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                                     severe vitamin C deficiency means symptoms of scurvy or a serum ascorbic acid level of less than 2.5 milligrams per litre.
                                     systemic mastocytosis means a mast cell hyperplasia that is generally detected in the bone marrow, skin, gastrointestinal mucosa, liver or spleen.
taking a medication from the specified list means taking any of the medications listed in the following table, according to route of administration, dosage and duration specified:
Medications                                                                                            Mode                         Dose                                                                          Minimum Duration of Treatment
beclomethasone, budesonide,
fluticasone or other inhaled glucocorticoids                                                           inhalation                     640 micrograms/day on average                                              24 months

 3 grams                                                                                               any duration
corticotrophins                                                                                        any route                    at least weekly                                                               6 months
gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogues (GnRH) without treatment with agents that prevent bone loss  any route                    any dose                                                                      6 months

thyroxine or liothyronine (postmenopausal women only)                                                  oral                         at a dose that suppresses thyroid-stimulating hormone below the normal range  12 months

cancer chemotherapy including cyproterone                                                              any route excluding topical  any dose                                                                      3 months
methotrexate used for cancer treatment                                                                 any route excluding topical  any dose                                                                      3 months
tamoxifen (premenopausal women only)                                                                   oral                         any dose                                                                      60 months
aromatase inhibitors                                                                                   oral                         any dose                                                                      12 months
antiandrogen                                                                                           any route                    any dose                                                                      12 months
therapy (males only)
medroxyprogesterone acetate, without any oestrogen supplementation (premenopausal women only)          oral or intramuscular        any dose                                                                      12 months

unfractionated heparin                                                                                 intravenous or subcutaneous   15,000 units/day                                                            3 months
low molecular weight heparin                                                                           intravenous or subcutaneous  any dose                                                                      12 months

warfarin                                                                                               oral                         any dose                                                                      12 months

anticonvulsants                                                                                        oral                         any dose                                                                      24 months
lithium                                                                                                oral                         any dose                                                                      24 months
aluminium hydroxide                                                                                    oral                         daily or most days a week                                                     12 months

anti-HIV therapy                                                                                       oral                         any dose                                                                      12 months
loop diuretics                                                                                         oral                         any dose                                                                      24 months

thiazolidinediones                                                                                     oral                         any dose                                                                      12 months

                                     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.
                                     VEA means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.