Reasons for Decisions

Section 196W
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

[Extract] SUMMATION

In relation to the Repatriation Medical Authority (the RMA) Statement of Principles No. 9 of 2005, as not amended on 14 April 2008 in respect of chronic lymphoid leukaemia and death from chronic lymphoid leukaemia, made under subsection 196B(2) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (the VEA), the Specialist Medical Review Council (the Council) under subsection 196W of the VEA:

DECLARES that there is sound medical-scientific evidence on which the RMA could have relied to amend the Statement of Principles to include small lymphocytic lymphoma as the same disease as chronic lymphocytic leukaemia;

and

DECLARES that there is sound medical-scientific evidence on which the RMA could have relied upon to amend the Statement of Principles to include the factors applying to chronic lymphocytic leukaemia as set out below;

Non-Ionising Radiation;

Benzene;

Herbicides, Pesticides and Dioxin (separately or in combination);

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