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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, Hashimoto thyroiditis or death from Hashimoto thyroiditis is connected with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
(1)          having iodine excess within the 3 months before the clinical onset of Hashimoto thyroiditis;
             Note 1: Iodine excess may be due to consuming foods, dietary supplements or medications with a high content of iodine.
Note 2: iodine excess is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(2)          taking a drug from the Specified List 1 of drugs within the 1 year before the clinical onset of Hashimoto thyroiditis;
Note: Specified List 1 of drugs is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(3)          undergoing a course of therapeutic radiation for cancer, where the thyroid gland was in the field of radiation, within the 10 years before the clinical onset of Hashimoto thyroiditis;
(4)          having received iodine-131 (radioactive iodine) treatment within the 10 years before the clinical onset of Hashimoto thyroiditis;
(5)          being obese for at least 5 years before the clinical onset of Hashimoto thyroiditis;
Note: being obese is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(6)          having postpartum thyroiditis within the 10 years before the clinical onset of Hashimoto thyroiditis;
(7)          for Hashimoto thyroiditis first presenting as myxoedema coma only, having an acute precipitating event within the 48 hours before the clinical onset of Hashimoto thyroiditis;
            Note: acute precipitating event and myxoedema coma are defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(8)          having iodine excess within the 3 months before the clinical worsening of Hashimoto thyroiditis;
             Note 1: Iodine excess may be due to consuming foods, dietary supplements or medications with a high content of iodine.
Note 2: iodine excess is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(9)          taking a drug from the Specified List 2 of drugs for a continuous period of at least 2 weeks, within the 1 year before the clinical worsening of Hashimoto thyroiditis;
Note: Specified List 2 of drugs is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(10)      undergoing a course of therapeutic radiation for cancer, where the thyroid gland was in the field of radiation, within the 10 years before the clinical worsening of Hashimoto thyroiditis;
(11)      having received iodine-131 (radioactive iodine) treatment within the 10 years before the clinical worsening of Hashimoto thyroiditis;
(12)      being obese for at least 5 years before the clinical worsening of Hashimoto thyroiditis;
Note: being obese is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(13)      having postpartum thyroiditis within the 10 years before the clinical worsening of Hashimoto thyroiditis;
(14)      being pregnant or within the 12 months postpartum at the time of the