Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00557:reg:9:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00557
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 3419–6300

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 cholelithiasis or death from cholelithiasis with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
(1)          being obese for at least the two years before the clinical onset of cholelithiasis;
Note: being obese is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(2)          having rapid and extreme weight loss within the two years  before the clinical onset of cholelithiasis;
Note: rapid and extreme weight loss is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(3)          having a very low calorie diet for the six months before the clinical onset of cholelithiasis;
Note: very low calorie diet is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(4)          undergoing bariatric surgery within the five years before the clinical onset of cholelithiasis;
Note: bariatric surgery is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(5)          taking a drug or a drug from a class of drugs from the specified list of drugs, for a continuous period of at least three months before the clinical onset of cholelithiasis, and where treatment has ceased, the clinical onset of cholelithiasis has occurred within three months of cessation;
Note: specified list of drugs is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(6)          having cirrhosis of the liver at the time of the clinical onset of cholelithiasis;
(7)          having non-alcoholic fatty liver disease at the time of the clinical onset of cholelithiasis;
Note: non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(8)          for males only, having hepatitis C virus infection at the time of the clinical onset of cholelithiasis;
(9)          having a haemolytic disease at the time of the clinical onset of cholelithiasis;
Note: haemolytic disease is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(10)      having Crohn's disease at the time of the clinical onset of cholelithiasis;
Note: Crohn's disease is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(11)      having an ileal resection or ileal bypass before the clinical onset of cholelithiasis;
(12)      having type 2 diabetes mellitus at the time of the clinical onset of cholelithiasis;
Note: type 2 diabetes mellitus is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(13)      having total parenteral nutrition for a continuous period of at least three weeks before the clinical onset of cholelithiasis, and where total parenteral nutrition has ceased, the clinical onset of cholelithiasis has occurred within 30 days of cessation;
Note: total parenteral nutrition is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(14)      being pregnant within the six months before the clinical onset of cholelithiasis;
(15)      having estrogen therapy for a continuous period of at least three months before the clinical