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cigarettes smoked per day by 20 and multiplying this number by the number of years the person has smoked. For example, smoking 10 cigarettes per day for 10 years is equal to 5 pack-years, and smoking 40 cigarettes per day for 10 years is equal to 20 pack-years.
                                     radiculopathy means a disease of the nerve roots resulting in symptoms of weakness, pain or loss of sensation.
                                     relevant service means:
         (a)          operational service under the VEA;
         (b)          peacekeeping service under the VEA;
         (c)          hazardous service under the VEA;
         (d)          British nuclear test defence service under the VEA;
         (e)          warlike service under the MRCA; or
         (f)           non-warlike service under the MRCA.
Note: MRCA and VEA are also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                                                   restless legs syndrome—see subsection 7(2).
                                     restless legs syndrome augmentation means a worsening of restless legs symptoms caused by long-term high dose drug therapy for that disease.
        Note: Augmentation is characterised by more severe symptoms and earlier onset of symptoms during the day. It often involves the spread of symptoms to the arms or other regions of the body.
                                     specified list of drugs means:
(a)          antipsychotics including olanzapine and quetiapine;
(b)          enzalutamide;
(c)          histamine H2-receptor antagonists including chlorpheniramine and hydroxyzine;
(d)          lithium;
(e)          proton pump inhibitors;
(f)           selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors including citalopram, escitalopram, fluoxetine and sertraline;
(g)          serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors including venlafaxine;
(h)          tetracyclic antidepressants including mianserin and mirtazapine;
(i)            topiramate;
(j)            tricyclic antidepressants including amitriptyline; or
(k)          zonisamide.
                                     specified list of neurological disorders means:
(a)          a spinal cord lesion;
(b)          peripheral neuropathy; or
(c)          radiculopathy.
         Note 1: Examples of causes of spinal cord lesions include transverse myelitis, neoplasm, trauma, syringomyelia and compression of the spine.
Note 2: radiculopathy is also defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
                                     terminal event means the proximate or ultimate cause of death and includes the following:
         (a)           pneumonia;
         (b)           respiratory failure;
         (c)           cardiac arrest;
         (d)           circulatory failure; or
         (e)           cessation of brain function.
                                     VEA means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.