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Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning trigeminal neuropathy No. 11 of 2002

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This document amends the rules that determine whether Australian veterans can receive compensation for trigeminal neuropathy (nerve damage causing facial pain or numbness).

Specifically, it removes the technical definition of 'diabetes mellitus' (a form of diabetes) from the 1995 Statement of Principles.

What this means:

The term 'diabetes mellitus' will no longer have a special legal definition when assessing claims for this nerve condition
Veterans and decision-makers will rely on the ordinary medical meaning of the term, or definitions from other instruments, rather than the specific technical definition previously set out in paragraph 4
This applies to all existing and future claims relating to trigeminal neuropathy under the Veterans' Entitlements Act

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Instrument No.11 of 2002

Amendment of Statement of Principles

concerning

TRIGEMINAL NEUROPATHY

ICD CODE: 350.8

Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(2) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986, Instrument No.81 of 1995 by:

in paragraph 4 deleting the definition of “diabetes mellitus”.

2. The amendment made by this instrument applies to all matters to which Instrument No.81 of 1995 and section 120A of the Act apply.

Dated this Ninth day of January 2002

The Common Seal of the )

Repatriation Medical Authority )

was affixed to this instrument )

in the presence of )

KEN DONALD

CHAIRMAN

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