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electrical injury to the brachial plexus within the 24 hours before clinical onset or clinical worsening;
 1.           carrying a load of at least 20 kilograms where the bulk of the load is supported by the shoulders, for at least 2 hours within the 24 hours before clinical onset or clinical worsening;
Note: Examples of a load include a loaded backpack, body armour, rifle, ammunition, communication systems or sandbags. Where more than one type of load is combined the combined weight must exceed 20kgs.
 1.           carrying a load of at least 10 kilograms where the bulk of the load is supported by one shoulder, for at least 2 hours within the 24 hours before clinical onset or clinical worsening;
Note: Examples of a load include a loaded backpack, body armour, rifle, ammunition, communication systems or sandbags. Where more than one type of load is combined the combined weight must exceed 10kgs.
 1.           inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for traumatic brachial plexopathy before clinical worsening.
 1.                Relationship to service
        1.           The existence in a person of any factor referred to in section 8, must be related to the relevant service rendered by the person.
        2.           The clinical worsening aspects of factors set out in section 8 apply only to material contribution to, or aggravation of, traumatic brachial plexopathy where the person's traumatic brachial plexopathy was suffered or contracted before or during (but did not arise out of) the person's relevant service.
 2.            Factors referring to an injury or disease covered by another Statement of Principles
In this Statement of Principles:
 1.           if a factor referred to in section 8 applies in relation to a person; and
 2.           that factor refers to an injury or disease in respect of which a Statement of Principles has been determined under subsection 196B(3) of the VEA;
then the factors in that Statement of Principles apply in accordance with the terms of that Statement of Principles as in force from time to time.

Schedule 1 - Dictionary
Note:               See Section 5