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9               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 Hashimoto thyroiditis or death from Hashimoto thyroiditis with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
(1)          having iodine excess within the 6 months before the clinical onset of Hashimoto thyroiditis;
             Note 1: Iodine excess may be due to consuming foods, dietary supplements or medications with a high content of iodine.
Note 2: iodine excess is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(2)          taking a drug from the Specified List 1 of drugs within the 1 year before the clinical onset of Hashimoto thyroiditis;
Note: Specified List 1 of drugs is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(3)          undergoing a course of therapeutic radiation for cancer, where the thyroid gland was in the field of radiation, within the 10 years before the clinical onset of Hashimoto thyroiditis;
(4)          having received iodine-131 (radioactive iodine) treatment within the 10 years before the clinical onset of Hashimoto thyroiditis;
(5)          having infection with hepatitis C virus at the time of the clinical onset of Hashimoto thyroiditis;
(6)          being obese for at least 5 years before the clinical onset of Hashimoto thyroiditis;
Note: being obese is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(7)          in a person with a prior history of a regular smoking habit as specified, permanently ceasing to smoke within the 5 years before the clinical onset of Hashimoto thyroiditis;
Note: regular smoking habit as specified is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(8)          having postpartum thyroiditis within the 10 years before the clinical onset of Hashimoto thyroiditis;
(9)          having posttraumatic stress disorder at the time of the clinical onset of Hashimoto thyroiditis;
(10)      for Hashimoto thyroiditis first presenting as myxoedema coma only, having an acute precipitating event within the 48 hours before the clinical onset of Hashimoto thyroiditis;
            Note: acute precipitating event and myxoedema coma are defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(11)      having iodine excess within the 6 months before the clinical worsening of Hashimoto thyroiditis;
             Note 1: Iodine excess may be due to consuming foods, dietary supplements or medications with a high content of iodine.
Note 2: iodine excess is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(12)      taking a drug from the Specified List 2 of drugs for a continuous period of at least 2 weeks, within the 1 year before the clinical worsening of Hashimoto thyroiditis;
Note: Specified List 2 of drugs is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(13)      undergoing a course of therapeutic radiation for cancer, where the thyroid gland was in the field of radiation, within the 10 years before