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Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning contact dermatitis No. 24 of 2004

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This document updates the medical rules used to assess veterans' compensation claims for contact dermatitis (a skin condition caused by touching irritating substances).

Specifically, it replaces the definition of "allergen" in the existing Statement of Principles (the guidelines that determine whether a veteran's skin condition is related to their military service).

The new definition clarifies that an allergen is any substance that triggers an immune response, including low molecular weight chemicals called haptens. It provides specific examples that veterans may have encountered during service, such as:

Dyes, oils, resins, and coal tar derivatives
Chemicals used for fabrics, rubbers, and cosmetics
Insecticides and wood or plant oils
CS agent (tear gas) and coloured smoke
Products or substances from bacteria, fungi, and parasites

This ensures that veterans exposed to these specific substances during service can have their contact dermatitis claims properly assessed under the Veterans' Entitlements Act.

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Instrument No. 24 of 2004

Amendment of Statement of Principles

concerning

CONTACT DERMATITIS

Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (the Act), Instrument No. 66 of 1997, by:
in clause 7, deleting the definition of “allergen” and inserting in its place the following:

“allergen” means an antigenic substance capable of producing an immune response. Low molecular weight chemical substances which act as haptens are the usual cause of allergic contact dermatitis. Examples of allergens include dyes and their intermediates, oils, resins, coal tar derivatives, chemicals used for fabrics, rubbers, cosmetics, insecticides, the oils and resins of woods and plants, CS agent and coloured smoke, as well as the products or the substances of bacteria, fungi and parasites;

The amendment made by this instrument applies to all matters to which Instrument No. 66 of 1997, and section 120B of the Act apply.

Dated this 24th day of May 2004

The Common Seal of the )

Repatriation Medical Authority )

was affixed to this instrument )

in the presence of )

KEN DONALD

CHAIRMAN

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