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Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning carotid arterial disease No. 30 of 2003

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This instrument updates the medical criteria used to assess veterans' disability claims for carotid arterial disease (a condition affecting the main arteries in the neck that supply blood to the brain).

Specifically, it replaces the old definition of "trauma to the site of the aneurysm" with a new term: "trauma to the affected segment of the artery."

The new definition covers:

Penetrating injuries (such as stab wounds or shrapnel) directly to the affected artery; or
Blunt injuries that cause soft tissue damage near the affected artery.

This change affects how veterans can prove that their carotid arterial disease was caused by their military service when claiming compensation under the Veterans' Entitlements Act.

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Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning carotid arterial disease No. 30 of 2003

Instrument No.30 of 2003

Amendment of Statement of Principles

concerning

CAROTID ARTERIAL DISEASE

Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (the Act), Instrument No.10 of 2003 by:
in paragraph 8, deleting the definition of “trauma to the site of the aneurysm” and inserting in its place the following definition:

“‘trauma to the affected segment of the artery’ means

(i) a penetrating injury to the affected segment of the artery, or

(ii) a blunt injury resulting in soft tissue injury adjacent to the affected segment of the artery.”

The amendments made by this instrument apply to all matters to which Instrument No.10 of 2003 and section 120B of the Act apply.

Dated this Eighth day of July 2003

The Common Seal of the )

Repatriation Medical Authority )

was affixed to this instrument )

in the presence of )

KEN DONALD

CHAIRMAN

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