Statement of Principles concerning cerebral meningioma No. 208 of 1995 (Cth)

Instrument No.208 of 1995

Statement of Principles

concerning

CEREBRAL MENINGIOMA

ICD CODE: 225.2

Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986
subsection 196B(3)

1.         Being of the view that on the sound medical-scientific evidence available to the Repatriation Medical Authority, it is more probable than not that cerebral meningioma and death from cerebral meningioma can be related to eligible war service (other than operational service) rendered by veterans and defence service (other than hazardous service) rendered by members of the Forces, the Repatriation Medical Authority determines, under subsection 196B(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (the Act), that the factors that must exist before it can be said that, on the balance of probabilities, cerebral meningioma or death from cerebral meningioma is connected with the circumstances of that service, are:

(a)       undergoing a course of therapeutic radiation to the head or neck before the clinical onset of cerebral meningioma; or

(b)       inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for cerebral meningioma.

2.         Subject to clause 3 (below) at least one of the factors set out in paragraphs 1(a) to 1(b) must be related to any service rendered by a person.

3.         The factor set out in paragraph 1(b) applies only where:

(a)       the person’s cerebral meningioma developed before a period, or part of a period, of service to which the factor is related; and

(b)       the relationship suggested between cerebral meningioma and the particular service of a person is a relationship set out in paragraph 8(1)(e), 9(1)(e) or 70(5)(d) of the Act.

4.         For the purposes of this Statement of Principles:

“a course” means five or more episodes of treatment within a 125 day period;

“cerebral meningioma” means a benign, slowly growing primary  tumour of the cerebral meninges, which are the membranes surrounding the brain, attracting ICD code 225.2;

“ICD code” means a number assigned to a particular kind of injury or disease in the tenth edition of the International Classification of Diseases 9th Revision, effective date of 1 October 1993, copyrighted by the US Commission on Professional and Hospital Activities, and having the Library of Congress number 77-94472;

“therapeutic radiation” means medical treatment by irradiation to the person with gamma rays, x-rays, alpha particles or beta particles.

Dated this       First           day of              June   1995

The Common Seal of the    )

Repatriation Medical Authority                   )

was affixed to this instrument   )

in the presence of:   )

KEN DONALD

CHAIRMAN