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Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning cholelithiasis No. 224 of 1995

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This amendment updates the Statement of Principles that determine when veterans can receive compensation for gallstones (a condition called cholelithiasis).

What it does:

Inserts a formal medical definition of "cholelithiasis" (also called gallstones) into the existing rules
Defines it as hard deposits (calculi) that form in the gall bladder or bile ducts from hardened bile components
Links this definition to the international medical classification code ICD 574

Why this matters: These Statements of Principles are used to decide if a veteran's medical condition is connected to their military service. By formally defining what counts as cholelithiasis, the Repatriation Medical Authority ensures consistent assessment of compensation claims for gallstone-related conditions.

Who it affects: Veterans and their dependents making claims under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 for gallstone conditions.

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Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning cholelithiasis No. 224 of 1995

Instrument No.224 of 1995

Amendment of Statement of Principles

concerning

CHOLELITHIASIS

ICD CODE: 574

Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
subsection 196B(3)

The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (the Act), Instrument No.34 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.34 of 1994 and section 120B 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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