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war service (other than operational service) under the VEA;
         (b)          defence service (other than hazardous service and British nuclear test defence service) under the VEA; or
         (c)          peacetime service under the MRCA.
Note: MRCA and VEA are also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                               rotator cuff syndrome—see subsection 7(2).
                               specified list of autoimmune diseases means:
(a)          dermatomyositis;
(b)          polymyalgia rheumatica;
(c)          polymyositis;
(d)          rheumatoid arthritis;
(e)          sicca syndrome;
(f)           Sjogren syndrome;
(g)          systemic lupus erythematosus; or
(h)          systemic sclerosis (scleroderma).
                               taking a glucocorticoid drug as specified means:
(a)          taking prednisolone, in the combinations of mode of administration, dose, duration of treatment and proximity to the clinical onset or worsening of rotator cuff syndrome, as specified in Table 1 below; or
(b)          taking a glucocorticoid drug other than prednisolone, as specified in Table 1, and in doses having an efficacy equivalent to prednisolone, that being calculated for the drugs listed in accordance with Table 2 below.
Table 1
Drug                 Mode           Dose                       Minimum duration of treatment  Proximity to clinical onset or worsening
Prednisolone         IV, IM, O      ≥ 0.5 grams over 6 months  6 months                       within the 3 years
≥ 3 grams            NS             within the 5 years
≥ 10 grams           NS             NS
Injection in tendon  ≥ 1 injection  NS                         within the 2 weeks
region

Abbreviations: IV = intravenous; IM = intramuscular;
O = oral; NS = not specified.
Table 2
 Glucocorticoid drug  Dose efficacy equivalence to prednisolone
 cortisone            5
 hydrocortisone       4
 prednisolone         1
 prednisone           1
 methylprednisolone   0.8
 triamcinolone        0.8
 paramethasone        0.4
 dexamethasone        0.15
 betamethasone        0.12

                                  terminal event means the proximate or ultimate cause of death and includes the following:
         (a)           pneumonia;
         (b)           respiratory failure;
         (c)           cardiac arrest;
         (d)           circulatory failure; or
         (e)           cessation of brain function.
                                  VEA means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.