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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 eating disorder or death from eating disorder with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
 1.           experiencing a category 1A stressor during the 2 years before clinical onset or clinical worsening of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder or avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder;
Note: category 1A stressor is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary
 1.           experiencing a category 1B stressor during the 2 years before clinical onset or clinical worsening of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder or avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder;
Note: category 1B stressor is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary
 1.           experiencing a category 2 stressor during the 2 years before clinical onset or clinical worsening of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder or avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder;
Note: category 2 stressor is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
 1.           being the subject of bullying during the 2 years before clinical onset or clinical worsening of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder or avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder;
Note: bullying is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
 1.           experiencing the death of an important or influential person who has a close family bond or personal relationship, during the 2 years before the clinical onset or clinical worsening of binge-eating disorder;
 2.           having one of the following clinically significant disorders of mental health during the 2 years before clinical onset or clinical worsening of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder or avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder:
         1.           alcohol use disorder;
         2.           anxiety disorder;
         3.           attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder;
         4.           depressive disorder;
         5.           gender dysphoria;
         6.            obsessive compulsive disorder;
         7.           panic disorder;
         8.           personality disorder;
         9.             posttraumatic stress disorder;
        10.             social anxiety disorder; or
        11.           substance use disorder.
Note: clinically significant disorder of mental health is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary
 1.           having experienced as a child (under the age of 18) one of the following;
         1.           serious physical, emotional, or sexual harm;
         2.           neglect involving a serious failure to provide the necessities for health, physical and emotional development, or wellbeing by an adult;
before clinical onset or clinical worsening of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, or avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder;
 1.           having experienced as a child (under the age of 18) sexual abuse before clinical onset or clinical worsening of other specified feeding or eating disorder;
 2.           experiencing