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hypothyroidism.
         Note 2: Myxoedema coma may be the first presentation of undiagnosed hypothyroidism, or may complicate existing hypothyroidism.
                                  relevant service means:
(a)          operational service under the VEA;
(b)          peacekeeping service under the VEA;
(c)          hazardous service under the VEA;
(d)          British nuclear test defence service under the VEA;
(e)          warlike service under the MRCA; or
(f)           non-warlike service under the MRCA.
Note: MRCA and VEA are also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                                  specified list of diseases means:
(a)          amyloidosis;
(b)          hereditary haemochromatosis;
(c)          Langerhan cell histiocytosis;
(d)          Pneumocystis jirovecii infection;
(e)          sarcoidosis;
(f)           systemic lupus erythematosus;
(g)          systemic sclerosis (scleroderma); or
(h)          tuberculosis.
                                  specified list of drugs means:
(a)          alemtuzumab;
(b)          alitretinoin;
(c)          aminoglutethimide;
(d)          antithyroid drugs;
(e)          antituberculous drugs for multidrug resistant tuberculosis;
(f)           bexarotene;
(g)          carbamazepine;
(h)          ethionamide;
(i)            immune checkpoint inhibitors;
(j)            interferon alpha;
(k)          interleukin-2;
(l)            lenalidomide;
(m)        lithium carbonate;
(n)          mitotane;
(o)          oxcarbazepine;
(p)          phenobarbital;
(q)          phenytoin;
(r)           pomalidomide;
(s)           quetiapine;
(t)            ritonavir;
(u)          thalidomide;
(v)          tyrosine kinase inhibitors; or
(w)        valproic acid.
                                  specified list of forms of thyroiditis means:
(a)          drug-induced thyroiditis;
(b)          infectious thyroiditis;
(c)          Riedel thyroiditis;
(d)          silent thyroiditis, including postpartum thyroiditis; or
(e)          subacute thyroiditis.
         Note 1: Infectious thyroiditis may be due to a mycobacterial or fungal infection of the thyroid gland.  Organisms that can cause infectious thyroiditis include Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Pneumocystis jirovecii and fungi belonging to the species Aspergillus, Candida or Coccidioides.
         Note 2: Subacute thyroiditis is also known as de Quervain thyroiditis, granulomatous thyroiditis, giant cell thyroiditis or non-suppurative thyroiditis.
                                  terminal event means the proximate or ultimate cause of death and includes the following:
(a)           pneumonia;
(b)           respiratory failure;
(c)           cardiac arrest;
(d)           circulatory failure; or
(e)           cessation of brain function.
                                  VEA means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.