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Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning pterygium No. 53 of 2001

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This instrument fixes a drafting error in the medical rules used to assess veterans' compensation claims for pterygium — a fleshy growth on the eye often caused by UV exposure.

The original Statement of Principles (Instrument No. 45 of 2001) accidentally referred to "acquired cataract" in several formulas used to calculate lifetime UV radiation exposure. This amendment replaces those incorrect references with "pterygium" in five specific definitions (including "total lifetime UV damage factor" and "non-service UV damage factor").

Why it matters: Veterans claiming compensation for pterygium need these formulas to correctly assess whether their UV exposure (from service vs. civilian life) caused the condition. The amendment ensures the calculations apply to the right disease.

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Instrument No.53 of 2001

Amendment of Statement of Principles

concerning

PTERYGIUM

ICD-10-AM CODE: H11.0

Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

1. The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(2) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 Instrument No.45 of 2001 by:

in clause 8, omitting the words “acquired cataract” wherever they appear in each of the definitions of “total lifetime UV damage factor”, “non-service UV damage factor”, “[MED cum (a,T)]”, “PAE” and “T” and inserting in their place the word “pterygium”.

2. The amendments made by this instrument apply to all matters to which Instrument No.45 of 2001 and section 120A of the Act apply.

Dated this Seventeenth day of July 2001

The Common Seal of the )

Repatriation Medical Authority )

was affixed to this instrument )

in the presence of )

KEN DONALD

CHAIRMAN

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