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of the following factors must exist before it can be said that, on the balance of probabilities, non-aneurysmal aortic atherosclerotic disease or death from non-aneurysmal aortic atherosclerotic disease is connected with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
(1)          having hypertension before the clinical onset of non-aneurysmal aortic atherosclerotic disease;
(2)          having diabetes mellitus before the clinical onset of non-aneurysmal aortic atherosclerotic disease;
(3)          having dyslipidaemia before the clinical onset of non-aneurysmal aortic atherosclerotic disease;
            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 non-aneurysmal aortic atherosclerotic disease;
            Note: one pack-year is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(5)          where smoking has permanently ceased before the clinical onset of non-aneurysmal aortic atherosclerotic disease:
(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 non-aneurysmal aortic atherosclerotic disease 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 non-aneurysmal aortic atherosclerotic disease;
            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 non-aneurysmal aortic atherosclerotic disease:
(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 non-aneurysmal aortic atherosclerotic disease 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 non-aneurysmal aortic atherosclerotic disease;
(9)          having chronic kidney disease before the clinical onset of non-aneurysmal aortic atherosclerotic disease;
            Note: chronic kidney disease is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(10)      undergoing a course of therapeutic radiation for cancer, where the aorta was in the field of radiation, before the clinical onset of non-aneurysmal aortic atherosclerotic disease;
(11)      having received a cumulative equivalent dose of at least 1.0 sievert of ionising radiation to the aorta before the clinical onset of non-aneurysmal aortic atherosclerotic disease;
            Note: cumulative equivalent dose is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(12)      having hypertension before the clinical worsening of non-aneurysmal aortic atherosclerotic disease;
(13)      having diabetes mellitus before the clinical worsening of non-aneurysmal aortic atherosclerotic disease;
(14)      having dyslipidaemia before the clinical worsening