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2021).
     3               Authority
This instrument is made under subsection 196B(3) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.
     5               Application
This instrument applies to a claim to which section 120B of the VEA or section 339 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 applies.
     6               Definitions
The terms defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary have the meaning given when used in this instrument.
     7               Kind of injury, disease or death to which this Statement of Principles relates
(1)          This Statement of Principles is about psoriasis and death from psoriasis.
Meaning of psoriasis
(2)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, psoriasis means a chronic inflammatory skin disorder characterised by keratinocyte hyperproliferation that results in erythematous plaques, patches and papules.
Note: Morphological variants of psoriasis include the common plaque type, as well as flexural, erythrodermic, pustular (including impetigo herpetiformis) and guttate forms.
(3)          While psoriasis attracts ICD‑10‑AM code L40.0, L40.1, L40.2, L40.4, L40.8, L40.9 or L40, in applying this Statement of Principles the meaning of psoriasis is that given in subsection (2).
(4)          For subsection (3), a reference to an ICD-10-AM code is a reference to the code assigned to a particular kind of injury or disease in The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM), Tenth Edition, effective date of 1 July 2017, copyrighted by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, ISBN 978-1-76007-296-4.
Death from psoriasis
(5)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, psoriasis, in relation to a person, includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's psoriasis.
            Note: terminal event is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
     8               Basis for determining the factors
On the sound medical‑scientific evidence available, the Repatriation Medical Authority is of the view that it is more probable than not that psoriasis and death from psoriasis can be related to relevant service rendered by veterans 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 exist before it can be said that, on the balance of probabilities, psoriasis or death from psoriasis is connected with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
(1)          having an injury to the skin of the affected site or developing a lesion of the affected site within the 30 days before the clinical onset of psoriasis;
(2)          taking a drug from the specified list of drugs for at least the seven days before the clinical onset of psoriasis;
            Note: specified list of drugs is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(3)          taking