Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2020C00421:reg:7:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2020C00421
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 7 (pt 3/5)
Character Range: 10615–13470

of the clinical onset of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow;
Note: Examples of an infection involving the affected ulnar nerve include Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy) and tuberculosis.
(19)      smoking at least ten pack-years of cigarettes, or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products, before the clinical onset of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow, and:
(a)          smoking commenced at least five years before the clinical onset of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow; and
(b)          where smoking has ceased, the clinical onset of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow has occurred within five years of cessation;
Note: pack-years of cigarettes, or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(20)      having a lesion as specified at the elbow that compresses or displaces the affected ulnar nerve at the time of the clinical onset of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow;
Note: lesion as specified is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(21)      having diabetes mellitus at the time of the clinical onset of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow;
(22)      having acromegaly before the clinical onset of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow;
Note: acromegaly is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(23)      having a fracture of the bones of the affected elbow, including fracture of the medial epicondyle of the humerus, before the clinical worsening of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow;
(24)      having trauma to the affected elbow within the two years before the clinical worsening of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow;
Note: trauma to the affected elbow is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(25)      performing repetitive and forceful activities involving flexion and extension of the affected elbow:
(a)          for a cumulative period of at least 90 hours, within a continuous period of six months before the clinical worsening of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow; and
(b)          where the repetitive and forceful activities have not ceased more than 30 days before the clinical worsening of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow;
Note: Examples of repetitive and forceful activities include lifting, moving or carrying a load greater than ten kilograms, using hand saws or using large, hand-held power machinery, climbing vertical ladders, ammunitioning, using a hand-held piece of equipment such as a jackhammer or shovel, and overhead throwing.
(26)      holding a tool, device or instrument in position, with the wrist in an extended position and the affected elbow in a flexed position:
(a)          for a cumulative period of at least 90 hours, within a continuous period of six months before the clinical worsening of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow; and
(b)           where this activity has not ceased more than 30 days before the clinical worsening of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow;
(27)      using the affected elbow as