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Statement of Principles concerning dysbaric osteonecrosis No. 48 of 2006

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This instrument sets the medical rules for linking dysbaric osteonecrosis—bone death from decompression (“the bends”)—to military service for VEA and MRCA claimants. It covers injury from diving, submarine/tunnel pressure changes, or hyperbaric treatment, treats deaths where the bone condition contributed (e.g., pneumonia or heart/respiratory failure) as resulting from dysbaric osteonecrosis, and defers to other applicable medical rules when the condition stems from a disorder already covered by another Statement of Principles.

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Inclusion of Statements of Principles

In this Statement of Principles if a relevant factor applies and that factor includes an injury or disease in respect of which there is a Statement of Principles then the factors in that last mentioned Statement of Principles apply in accordance with the terms of that Statement of Principles as in force from time to time.

Other definitions

For the purposes of this Statement of Principles:

“death from dysbaric osteonecrosis” in relation to a person includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person’s dysbaric osteonecrosis;

“decompression after hyperbaric exposure” means a reduction in the ambient barometric pressure exerted by the envelope of air or water surrounding the person after a period of increased pressure, occurring with:

(a) diving; or

(b) ascending from a submerged craft or device, or a pressurised tunnel; or

“relevant service” means:

(a) eligible war service (other than operational service) under the VEA; or

(b) defence service (other than hazardous service) under the VEA; or

“terminal event” means the proximate or ultimate cause of death and includes:

(a) pneumonia;

(b) respiratory failure;

(d) circulatory failure; or

(e) cessation of brain function.

Date of effect

This Instrument takes effect from 30 August 2006.

Dated this seventeenth day of August 2006

The Common Seal of the )

Repatriation Medical Authority )

was affixed to this instrument )

in the presence of: )

KEN DONALD

CHAIRPERSON

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Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

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