Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Meaning of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: (a) means an autosomal dominant genetic disorder, which involves the development of multiple bilateral renal cysts and enlarged kidneys, associated with gradual deterioration of renal function, and may involve cysts in other organs such as the liver; and (b) excludes autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease, medullary sponge kidney disease, medullary cystic kidney disease and acquired cystic disease of kidney. (3) While autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease attracts ICD-10-AM code Q61.2, in applying this Statement of Principles the meaning of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease is that given in subsection (2). (4) For subsection (3), a reference to an ICD-10-AM code is a reference to the code assigned to a particular kind of injury or disease in The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM), Tenth Edition, effective date of 1 July 2017, copyrighted by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, ISBN 978-1-76007-296-4.
Reasonable Hypothesis (RH) — Statement of Principles No. 35 of 2023
At least one of the following factors must as a minimum exist before it can be said that a reasonable hypothesis has been raised connecting autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease or death from autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
- (1)inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease;
Aggravation-only factors: the factors in subsection 9(1) apply only to material contribution to, or aggravation of, the condition where it was suffered or contracted before or during (but did not arise out of) the person’s relevant service.
Balance of Probabilities (BoP) — Statement of Principles No. 36 of 2023
1 factors
At least one of the following factors must exist before it can be said that, on the balance of probabilities, autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease or death from autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease is connected with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
- (1)inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease;
Aggravation-only factors: the factors in subsections 9(1) apply only to material contribution to, or aggravation of, the condition where it was suffered or contracted before or during (but did not arise out of) the person’s relevant service.
