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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.
     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 aortic aneurysm or an aortic wall disorder or death from aortic aneurysm or an aortic wall disorder with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
(1)          having hypertension before the clinical onset of aortic aneurysm or an aortic wall disorder;
(2)          being obese for at least five years within the 20 years before the clinical onset of aortic aneurysm or an aortic wall disorder;
            Note: being obese is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(3)          having dyslipidaemia before the clinical onset of aortic aneurysm or an aortic wall disorder;
            Note: dyslipidaemia is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(4)          where smoking has not permanently ceased, having smoked at least one pack-year of tobacco products before the clinical onset of aortic aneurysm or an aortic wall disorder;
            Note: one pack-year is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(5)          where smoking has permanently ceased before the clinical onset of aortic aneurysm or an aortic wall disorder:
(a)          having smoked at least five pack-years of tobacco products; or
(b)          having smoked at least one pack-year but less than five pack-years of tobacco products, and the clinical onset of aortic aneurysm or an aortic wall disorder has occurred within 20 years of smoking cessation;
             Note: one pack-year is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(6)          where exposure to second-hand smoke has not permanently ceased, being exposed to second-hand smoke for at least 1,000 hours before the clinical onset of aortic aneurysm or an aortic wall disorder;
            Note: being exposed to second-hand smoke is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(7)          where exposure to second-hand smoke has permanently ceased before the clinical onset of aortic aneurysm or an aortic wall disorder:
(a)          being exposed to second-hand smoke for at least 5,000 hours; or
(b)          being exposed to second-hand smoke for at least 1,000 hours but less than 5,000 hours, and the clinical onset of aortic aneurysm or an aortic wall disorder has occurred within five years of the last exposure to second-hand smoke;
             Note: being exposed to second-hand smoke is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(8)          having hyperhomocysteinaemia before the clinical onset of aortic aneurysm or an aortic wall disorder;
(9)          having chronic kidney disease before the clinical onset of aortic aneurysm or an aortic wall disorder;
            Note: chronic kidney