Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00145:front:0:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00145
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 2937–5257

the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, ISBN 978-1-76007-296-4.
Death from otosclerosis
 1.           For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, otosclerosis, in relation to a person, includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's otosclerosis.
Note: terminal event is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
 1.                Basis for determining the factors
The Repatriation Medical Authority is of the view that there is sound medical-scientific evidence that indicates that otosclerosis and death from otosclerosis can be related 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.
 1.                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 otosclerosis or death from otosclerosis with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
 1.           having infection with measles virus before clinical onset;
 2.           inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for otosclerosis before clinical worsening.
 1.            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 factor set out in subsection 9(2) applies only to material contribution to, or aggravation of, otosclerosis where the person's otosclerosis was suffered or contracted before or during (but did not arise out of) the person's relevant service.
 2.            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