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Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning cholelithiasis No. 223 of 1995

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This instrument amends the medical rules used to assess veterans' compensation claims for gallstones (the medical condition called cholelithiasis).

Under the Veterans' Entitlements Act, the Repatriation Medical Authority creates 'Statements of Principles' that determine when a medical condition can be linked to military service for disability benefits.

What this does:

Inserts a formal definition of "cholelithiasis" (gallstones) into the 1994 Statement of Principles
Defines it as hardened deposits (calculi) in the gall bladder or bile ducts formed from bile constituents
Confirms the condition attracts the medical classification code ICD-574

Who it affects:

Veterans claiming compensation for gallstone-related conditions
Medical authorities assessing whether gallstones are connected to a veteran's service

Why it matters: It provides legal clarity by explicitly defining what constitutes gallstones for compensation purposes, ensuring consistent assessment of claims.

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Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning cholelithiasis No. 223 of 1995

Instrument No.223 of 1995

Amendment of Statement of Principles

concerning

CHOLELITHIASIS

ICD CODE: 574

Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
subsection 196B(2)

The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(2) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (the Act), Instrument No.33 of 1994 (Statement of Principles concerning cholelithiasis) by:

inserting before the definition of “cholesterol stones” in paragraph 4, the following definition:

“'cholelithiasis' or gallstones means calculus of the gall bladder or bile ducts formed by accretion or concretion of bile constituents, attracting ICD code 574;”.

The amendments made by this instrument apply to all matters to which Instrument No.33 of 1994 and section 120A of the Act apply.

Dated this First day of June 1995

The Common Seal of the )

Repatriation Medical Authority )

was affixed to this instrument )

in the presence of )

KEN DONALD

CHAIRMAN

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