Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L00888:reg:9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L00888
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9
Character Range: 3766–6314

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 accommodation disorder or death from accommodation disorder with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
(1)          having an injury or disorder affecting the function of the oculomotor nerve or ciliary muscle of the affected eye, at the time of the clinical onset of accommodation disorder;
Note: an injury or disorder affecting the function of the oculomotor nerve or ciliary muscle is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(2)          having concussion at the time of the clinical onset of accommodation disorder;
(3)          having moderate to severe traumatic brain injury at the time of the clinical onset of accommodation disorder;
(4)          being treated with atropine or an atropine-like drug, where the drug cannot be ceased or substituted, at the time of the clinical onset of accommodation disorder;
Note: atropine-like drug is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(5)          being treated with a drug, or a drug from a class of drugs, from the specified list of drugs, where the drug cannot be ceased or substituted, at the time of the clinical onset of accommodation disorder;
Note: specified list of drugs is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(6)          having an injury or disorder affecting the function of the oculomotor nerve or ciliary muscle of the affected eye, at the time of the clinical worsening of accommodation disorder;
Note: an injury or disorder affecting the function of the oculomotor nerve or ciliary muscle is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(7)          having concussion at the time of the clinical worsening of accommodation disorder;
(8)          having moderate to severe traumatic brain injury at the time of the clinical worsening of accommodation disorder;
(9)          being treated with atropine or an atropine-like drug, where the drug cannot be ceased or substituted, at the time of the clinical worsening of accommodation disorder;
Note: atropine-like drug is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(10)      being treated with a drug, or a drug from a class of drugs, from the specified list of drugs, where the drug cannot be ceased or substituted, at the time of the clinical worsening of accommodation disorder;
Note: specified list of drugs is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(11)      inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for accommodation disorder.