Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01632:reg:8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01632
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8
Character Range: 4262–5482

8               Factors that must exist
At least one of the following factors must exist before it can be said that, on the balance of probabilities, gender dysphoria or death from gender dysphoria is connected 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.