Veterans' Entitlements (Provisional Access to Medical Treatment) Determination 2017
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6 Meaning of specified condition
In this instrument, a specified condition means a condition listed in column 1 of the table in this section.
Each specified condition in column 1 has the meaning given in the provision of the Statement of Principles, as in force from time to time, listed in column 2 for the corresponding condition, or the meaning given in any subsequent Statement of Principles, as in force from time to time, for that condition.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt; font-weight:bold"></span></p><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt; font-weight:bold">Column 1</span></p></td><td style="width:53.36%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt; font-weight:bold"></span></p><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt; font-weight:bold">Column 2</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:8pt; font-style:italic">1.</span></p></td><td style="width:40.9%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt">Achilles Tendinopathy and Bursitis</span></p></td><td style="width:53.36%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt">subsection 7(2) of the Statement of Principles concerning </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic">Achilles Tendinopathy and Bursitis</span><span style="font-size:12pt"> (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 97 of 2015)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:8pt; font-style:italic">2.</span></p></td><td style="width:40.9%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt">Chondromalacia Patella</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p></td><td style="width:53.36%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d">paragraph 3(b) of the Statement of Principles concerning </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; color:#0d0d0d">Chondromalacia Patella</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d"> (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 80 of 2010)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:8pt; font-style:italic">3.</span></p></td><td style="width:40.9%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt">Cut, Stab, Abrasion and Laceration</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p></td><td style="width:53.36%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d">subsection 7(2) of the Statement of Principles concerning </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; color:#0d0d0d">Cut, Stab, Abrasion and Laceration </span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d">(Balance of Probabilities) (No. 54 of 2016)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:8pt; font-style:italic">4.</span></p></td><td style="width:40.9%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt">Dislocation</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p></td><td style="width:53.36%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d">paragraph 3(b) of the Statement of Principles concerning </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; color:#0d0d0d">Dislocation</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d"> (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 25 of 2010)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:8pt; font-style:italic">5.</span></p></td><td style="width:40.9%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt">Fracture</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p></td><td style="width:53.36%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d">subsection 7(2) of the Statement of Principles concerning </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; color:#0d0d0d">Fracture</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d"> (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 95 of 2015)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:8pt; font-style:italic">6.</span></p></td><td style="width:40.9%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt">Internal Derangement of the Knee</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p></td><td style="width:53.36%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d">paragraph 3(b) of the Statement of Principles concerning </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; color:#0d0d0d">Internal Derangement of the Knee</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d"> (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 52 of 2010)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><a id="CU_86566"></a><span style="font-size:8pt; font-style:italic">7.</span></p></td><td style="width:40.9%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt">Intervertebral Disc Prolapse</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p></td><td style="width:53.36%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d">subsection 7(2) of the Statement of Principles concerning </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; color:#0d0d0d">Intervertebral Disc Prolapse</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d"> (Balance of Probabilities)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d">(No. 44 of 2016)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:8pt; font-style:italic">8.</span></p></td><td style="width:40.9%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt">Joint Instability</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p></td><td style="width:53.36%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d">paragraph 3(b) of the Statement of Principles concerning </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; color:#0d0d0d">Joint Instability</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d"> (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 33 of 2010)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:8pt; font-style:italic">9.</span></p></td><td style="width:40.9%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt">Labral Tear</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p></td><td style="width:53.36%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d">paragraph 3(b) of the Statement of Principles concerning </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; color:#0d0d0d">Labral Tear</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d"> (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 95 of 2010)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:8pt; font-style:italic">10.</span></p></td><td style="width:40.9%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt">Lumbar Spondylosis</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p></td><td style="width:53.36%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d">paragraph 3(b) of the Statement of Principles concerning </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; color:#0d0d0d">Lumbar Spondylosis</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d"> (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 63 of 2014)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:8pt; font-style:italic">11.</span></p></td><td style="width:40.9%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:12pt">Non</span><span style="font-size:12pt">‑</span><span style="font-size:12pt">melanotic Malignant Neoplasm of the Skin</span></p><p style="margin-left:54pt; page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p></td><td style="width:53.36%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d">subsection 7(2) of the Statement of Principles concerning </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; color:#0d0d0d">Non</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; color:#0d0d0d">‑</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; color:#0d0d0d">melanotic Malignant Neoplasm of the Skin</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d"> (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 8 of 2016)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:8pt; font-style:italic">12.</span></p></td><td style="width:40.9%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt">Osteoarthritis</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p></td><td style="width:53.36%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d">paragraph 3(b) of the Statement of Principles concerning </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; color:#0d0d0d">Osteoarthritis</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d"> (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 14 of 2010)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:8pt; font-style:italic">13.</span></p></td><td style="width:40.9%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt">Plantar Fasciitis</span></p><p style="margin-left:54pt"><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p></td><td style="width:53.36%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d">paragraph 3(b) of the Statement of Principles concerning </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; color:#0d0d0d">Plantar Fasciitis</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d"> (Balance of Probabilities) </span><span style="color:#0d0d0d">(No. 52 of 2015)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:8pt; font-style:italic">14.</span></p></td><td style="width:40.9%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt">Rotator Cuff Syndrome</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p></td><td style="width:53.36%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d">paragraph 3(b) of the Statement of Principles concerning </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; color:#0d0d0d">Rotator Cuff Syndrome</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d"> (Balance of Probabilities)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d">(No. 101 of 2014)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:8pt; font-style:italic">15.</span></p></td><td style="width:40.9%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt">Sensorineural Hearing Loss</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p></td><td style="width:53.36%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d">paragraph 3(b) of the Statement of Principles concerning </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; color:#0d0d0d">Sensorineural Hearing Loss</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d"> (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 6 of 2011)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:8pt; font-style:italic">16.</span></p></td><td style="width:40.9%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt">Shin Splints</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p></td><td style="width:53.36%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d">paragraph 3(b) of the Statement of Principles concerning </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; color:#0d0d0d">Shin Splints</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d"> (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 10 of 2015)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:8pt; font-style:italic">17.</span></p></td><td style="width:40.9%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt">Solar Keratosis</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p></td><td style="width:53.36%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d">paragraph 3(b) of the Statement of Principles concerning </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; color:#0d0d0d">Solar Keratosis</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d"> (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 74 of 2012)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><a id="CU_198211"></a><span style="font-size:8pt; font-style:italic">18.</span></p></td><td style="width:40.9%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt">Sprain and Strain</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p></td><td style="width:53.36%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d">paragraph 3(b) of the Statement of Principles concerning </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; color:#0d0d0d">Sprain and Strain</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d"> (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 95 of 2011)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:8pt; font-style:italic">19.</span></p></td><td style="width:40.9%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt">Thoracic Spondylosis</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p></td><td style="width:53.36%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d">paragraph 3(b) of the Statement of Principles concerning </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; color:#0d0d0d">Thoracic Spondylosis</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d"> (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 65 of 2014)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.74%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:8pt; font-style:italic">20.</span></p></td><td style="width:40.9%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt">Tinnitus</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p></td><td style="width:53.36%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d">paragraph 3(b) of the Statement of Principles concerning </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; color:#0d0d0d">Tinnitus</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:#0d0d0d"> (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 34 of 2012)</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>