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Every Statement of Principles covering hormones and metabolism: 12 conditions, 682 legislated factors between them. Each one links through to the full factor list, and to an example report where we have written one.
A claim for any of these is decided against its Statement of Principles. At least one factor has to be met, and connected to your service. Reasonable Hypothesis applies to operational service; Balance of Probabilities to peacetime.
Adrenal insufficiency
For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, adrenal insufficiency: (a) means an endocrine disease characterised by biochemically- demonstrated deficient production of adrenal…
Cushing syndrome
For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, Cushing syndrome means an endocrine disorder resulting from an excess of endogenous or exogenous glucocorticoids.
Diabetes mellitus
For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, diabetes mellitus: (a) means persistent hyperglycaemia characterised by either: (i) two positive laboratory blood tests on separate days…
Goitre
For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, goitre: (a) means an enlarged thyroid gland that has persisted for at least 4 weeks; and (b) includes: (i) a diffuse enlargement; and…
Gout
For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, gout means a metabolic condition characterised by deposition of urate crystals in the joints or tissues, generally following raised…
Graves disease
For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, Graves disease means a chronic autoimmune disease primarily affecting the thyroid gland, in which thyroid antibodies activate the…
Hashimoto thyroiditis
For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, Hashimoto thyroiditis: (a) means a chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune disease of the thyroid gland characterised by varying degrees of…
Hyperthyroidism and thyrotoxicosis
For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, hyperthyroidism: (a) means a functional endocrine disorder in which the thyroid gland synthesises and secretes excessive amounts of…
Hypogonadism
For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, hypogonadism: (a) means deficient production of testosterone from the testis or estrogen from the ovary, or deficient production of ova…
Hypothyroidism
For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, hypothyroidism: (a) means a functional disorder in which there is deficiency of thyroid hormone that produces clinical symptoms and…
Morbid obesity
For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, morbid obesity means an excessive accumulation of fat in the body resulting in: (a) a Body Mass Index (BMI) of at least 40; or (b) in…
Osteoporosis
For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, osteoporosis: (a) means a systemic bone disease characterised by low bone density resulting in a greater susceptibility to fracture…
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