Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2020C00216:reg:9:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2020C00216
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 7101–10066

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 malignant neoplasm of the eye or death from malignant neoplasm of the eye with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
(1)          having sunlight or ultraviolet light exposure to the eye for a cumulative period of at least 2 250 hours while in a tropical area, or having equivalent sunlight exposure in other latitude zones, before the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the eye;
            Note:    equivalent sunlight exposure in other latitude zones and tropical area are defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(2)          having ultraviolet radiation exposure from an ultraviolet-emitting tanning device to the unprotected eye on at least ten occasions, at least five years before the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the eye;
            Note:   unprotected eye is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(3)          being infected with human immunodeficiency virus before the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the eye;
(4)          being treated with an immunosuppressive drug:
            (a)          for a cumulative period of at least three months before the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the eye; and
            (b)          where the first treatment occurred at least five years before the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the eye; and
            (c)          where that exposure has ceased, the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the eye has occurred within ten years of cessation;
            Note:   immunosuppressive drug is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(5)          having a solid organ or stem cell transplantation before the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the eye;
(6)          for uveal melanoma of the eye only:
(a)          using manual welding equipment for welding metal, for a cumulative period of at least ten years before the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the eye; or
(b)          having exposure to transformer or capacitor oils containing polychlorinated biphenyls, on an average of at least two times per month, for a cumulative period of at least ten years before the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the eye;
(7)          for melanoma of the eye only:
(a)          having ultraviolet radiation exposure from whole body PUVA therapy to the unprotected eye, where:
(i)            the first PUVA treatment commenced at least ten years before the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the eye; and
(ii)         at least 200 PUVA treatments were administered before the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the eye; or
                Note:    unprotected eye and whole body PUVA are defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(b)          having at least two episodes of photokeratitis of the affected eye, where the first exposure occurred at least five years