{"id":"F2008B00689","name":"Statement of Principles concerning aortic aneurysm No. 66 of 1998","slug":"statement-of-principles-concerning-aortic-aneurysm-no-66-of-1998","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":72018,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00689-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"“tertiary syphilis” means the last stage","sectionType":"part","heading":"“tertiary syphilis” means the last stage of syphilis which develops soon after the lesions of secondary syphilis resolve or many years later, and is characterised by destructive lesions involving many organs and tissues such as mucocutaneous, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular or central nervous system lesions;","content":"# “tertiary syphilis” means the last stage of syphilis which develops soon after the lesions of secondary syphilis resolve or many years later, and is characterised by destructive lesions involving many organs and tissues such as mucocutaneous, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular or central nervous system lesions;\n\n“trauma to the aorta” means that the wall of the aorta has been damaged as the result of either penetrating or blunt major thoracic or abdominal trauma. Most injuries occur as a result of motor vehicle accidents, falls from a height, crushing injuries, or gunshot wound;\n\n“tuberculous aortitis” means the infection of the aortic wall by Mycobacteria, and resultant inflammation within the aortic wall;\n\n“undergoing therapy with BCG vaccine” means treatment with the Bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccine for cancer. The Bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccine is made from a strain of Mycobacterium bovis.\n\n  \n\nDated this Thirteenth day of October 1998\n\nThe Common Seal of the )\n\nRepatriation Medical Authority )\n\nwas affixed to this instrument )\n\nin the presence of )","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"KEN DONALD","sectionType":"part","heading":"KEN DONALD","content":"## KEN DONALD\n\nCHAIRMAN","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2828},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient content to assess scope changes; the provided text contains only definitional provisions typical of Repatriation Medical Authority Statements of Principles under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (Cth), without the operative causal factors needed to determine if the scope has expanded beyond the original aortic aneurysm determination."},"complexity_factors":["Specialized medical terminology requiring clinical knowledge (e.g., 'mucocutaneous', 'Bacille Calmette-Guerin')","Complex medical causal chains (e.g., tertiary syphilis developing 'many years later' after secondary lesions resolve)","Missing operative provisions (the actual 'factors' connecting these conditions to service are not included in this fragment)","Duplicate definition of 'tertiary syphilis' suggests corrupted or poorly extracted text"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination sets the medical definitions used to decide whether an aortic aneurysm can be linked to military service for veterans’ compensation. It identifies specific causes and histories—such as late-stage syphilis, physical trauma to the aorta, tuberculous infection of the aorta, and BCG cancer therapy—that, if present, can establish a service connection.\n\nThese definitions directly affect veterans’ entitlement to Department of Veterans’ Affairs support."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-aortic-aneurysm-no-66-of-1998","history":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-aortic-aneurysm-no-66-of-1998/history","analysis":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-aortic-aneurysm-no-66-of-1998/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-aortic-aneurysm-no-66-of-1998/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-aortic-aneurysm-no-66-of-1998/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-aortic-aneurysm-no-66-of-1998/documents"}}