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to relevant service rendered by veterans, members of Peacekeeping Forces, or members of the Forces under the VEA, or members under the MRCA.
Note: MRCA, relevant service and VEA are defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
     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 allergic contact dermatitis or death from allergic contact dermatitis with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
(1)          having the affected area of skin exposed to an allergen within the two weeks before the clinical onset of allergic contact dermatitis;
            Note 1: allergen is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
             Note 2: Cross-sensitisation may occur between allergens.
(1A) having a sensitising exposure to an allergen before the clinical onset of allergic contact dermatitis;

         Note: sensitising exposure to an allergen is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
(2)          having the affected area of skin exposed to an allergen within the two weeks before the clinical worsening of allergic contact dermatitis;
            Note 1: allergen is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
            Note 2: Cross-sensitisation may occur between allergens.
(3)          inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for allergic contact dermatitis.
     10           Relationship to service
(1)          The existence in a person of any factor referred to in section 9, must be related to the relevant service rendered by the person.
(2)          The factors set out in subsections 9(2) to 9(3) apply only to material contribution to, or aggravation of, allergic contact dermatitis where the person's allergic contact dermatitis was suffered or contracted before or during (but did not arise out of) the person's relevant service.
     11           Factors referring to an injury or disease covered by another Statement of Principles
In this Statement of Principles:
(1)          if a factor referred to in section 9 applies in relation to a person; and
(2)          that factor refers to an injury or disease in respect of which a Statement of Principles has been determined under subsection 196B(2) of the VEA;
then the factors in that Statement of Principles apply in accordance with the terms of that Statement of Principles as in force from time to time.

Schedule 1 - Dictionary
Note: See Section 6