Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01631:reg:8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01631
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8
Character Range: 4248–5485

8               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 gender dysphoria or death from gender dysphoria with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
(1)          experiencing severe childhood abuse before the clinical worsening of gender dysphoria;
Note: severe childhood abuse is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(2)          being subject to a serious physical attack or assault, including rape and sexual molestation, within the 5 years before the clinical worsening of gender dysphoria;
(3)          experiencing a category 2 stressor within the 1 year before the clinical worsening of gender dysphoria;
            Note 1: A category 2 stressor can arise in a variety of circumstances connected with service. Such circumstances can arise during the course of service, as a result of separation from service and the conditions associated with that separation, and in the transition to civilian life in the years following separation.
Note 2: category 2 stressor is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(4)          inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for gender dysphoria.