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Repatriation Medical Authority is of the view that there is sound medical-scientific evidence that indicates that clonorchiasis and death from clonorchiasis 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.
 1.                Factors that must exist
At least one of the following factors must as a minimum exist before it can be said that a reasonable hypothesis has been raised connecting clonorchiasis or death from clonorchiasis with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
 1.           ingesting the skin or flesh of raw, undercooked, iced, pickled, or smoked freshwater fish, at least 3 weeks before clinical onset;
Note: Countries where Clonorchiasis is endemic include China, Korea, Russia, Taiwan, and Vietnam.
 1.           inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for clonorchiasis before clinical worsening.
 1.            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 factor set out in subsection 9(2) applies only to material contribution to, or aggravation of, clonorchiasis where the person's clonorchiasis was suffered or contracted before or during (but did not arise out of) the person's relevant service.
 2.            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(2) 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