Paget disease of bone

Paget disease of bone — DVA SoP factors

Every factor in the Repatriation Medical Authority Statements of Principles for Paget disease of bone. DVA can only accept a claim for Paget disease of bone if at least one of these factors is met and connected to your service. Reasonable Hypothesis (RH) applies to operational service; Balance of Probabilities (BoP) applies to peacetime service.

Source: Repatriation Medical Authority Statements of Principles as held by the Veterans Health Centre. SoPs are amended and replaced regularly; always confirm the current instrument at rma.gov.au before relying on it.

RH No. 62 of 2023 · BoP No. 63 of 20232 factors

Meaning of paget disease of bone: For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, Paget disease of bone means a focal disease of bone at single or multiple sites, with repeated episodes of accelerated bone resorption followed by disorganised new bone formation, resulting in bone of impaired integrity and structure.

Reasonable Hypothesis (RH) — Statement of Principles No. 62 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 Paget disease of bone or death from Paget disease of bone with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:

(1)
inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for Paget disease of bone before the clinical worsening of Paget disease of bone;

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. 63 of 2023

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At least one of the following factors must exist before it can be said that, on the balance of probabilities, Paget disease of bone or death from Paget disease of bone is connected with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:

(1)
inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for Paget disease of bone before the clinical worsening of Paget disease of bone;

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.

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