Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00642:reg:9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00642
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9
Character Range: 4138–5061

9               Factors that must exist
At least one of the following factors must exist before it can be said that, on the balance of probabilities, acute rheumatic fever or death from acute rheumatic fever is connected with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
(1)          having a group A beta-haemolytic streptococcal infection of the pharynx within the three months before the clinical onset of acute rheumatic fever;
(2)          for acute rheumatic fever manifesting as isolated chorea or as indolent subclinical carditis only, having a group A beta-haemolytic streptococcal infection of the pharynx within the nine months before the clinical onset of acute rheumatic fever;
(3)          experiencing crowded living or working conditions within the one year before the clinical onset of acute rheumatic fever;
(4)          inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for acute rheumatic fever.