Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2020C00383:reg:9:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2020C00383
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 6014–8884

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, diverticular disease of the colon or death from diverticular disease of the colon is connected with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
(1)          having systemic sclerosis before the clinical onset of diverticular disease of the colon;
(2)          smoking at least ten pack-years of cigarettes, or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products, before the clinical onset of diverticular disease of the colon, and where smoking has ceased, the clinical onset of diverticular disease of the colon has occurred within ten years of cessation;
Note: pack-years of cigarettes, or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(3)          being obese for at least the five years before the clinical onset of diverticular disease of the colon;
Note:  being obese is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(4)          an inability to undertake any physical activity greater than three METs for at least the five years before the clinical onset of diverticular disease of the colon;
Note: MET is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(5)          an inability to consume an average daily intake of at least 30 grams of fibre in food for a period of at least five consecutive years within the ten years before the clinical onset of diverticular disease of the colon;
Note: fibre in food is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(6)          for diverticular bleeding, perforation, abscess and fistula only, using a drug belonging to the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory class of drugs, excluding aspirin and paracetamol, for a continuous period of at least four weeks before the clinical onset of diverticular disease of the colon, where the last dose of the drug within that period was taken within the seven days before the clinical onset of diverticular disease of the colon;

         (6a) for diverticular perforation, abscess and fistula only, being treated with an immunosuppressive drug within the 30 days before the clinical onset of diverticular disease of the colon;
Note: immunosuppressive drug is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
(7)          for diverticular bleeding only, being treated with an antiplatelet agent before the clinical onset of diverticular disease of the colon, where the last dose of the antiplatelet agent was taken within the seven days before the clinical onset of diverticular disease of the colon;
Note: antiplatelet agent is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(8)          smoking at least ten pack-years of cigarettes, or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products, before the clinical worsening of diverticular disease of the colon, and where smoking has ceased, the clinical worsening of diverticular