For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, personality disorder, in relation to a person, includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's personality disorder. Note: is defined in the Schedule 1 Dictionary. terminal event – Basis for determining the factors On the sound medicalscientific evidence available, the Repatriation Medical Authority is of the view that it is more probable than not that personality disorder and death from personality disorder can be related to relevant service rendered by veterans or members of the Forces under the VEA, or members under the MRCA. Note: and are defined in the Schedule 1 Dictionary. MRCA, relevant service VEA – Factors that must exist At least one of the following factors must exist before it can be said that, on the balance of probabilities, personality disorder or death from personality disorder is connected with the circumstances of a person's relevant service: experiencing a category 1A stressor within the one year before the clinical onset of personality disorder; Note: is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary. category 1A stressor experiencing a category 1B stressor within the six months before the clinical onset of personality disorder; Note: is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary. category 1B stressor experiencing severe childhood before the clinical onset of personality disorder; Note: is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary. severe childhood abuse having a clinically significant disorder of mental health as specified, within the five years before the clinical onset of personality disorder; Note: is defined in the clinically significant disorder of mental health as specified Schedule 1 - Dictionary. experiencing a category 1A stressor within the one year before the clinical worsening of personality disorder; Note: is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary. category 1A stressor experiencing a category 1B stressor within the six months before the clinical worsening of personality disorder; Note: is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary. category 1B stressor experiencing severe childhood abuse before the clinical worsening of personality disorder; Note: is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary. severe childhood abuse
For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, personality disorder, in relation to a person, includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's personality disorder. Note: terminal event is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary. Basis for determining the factors On the sound medicalscientific evidence available, the Repatriation Medical Authority is of the view that it is more probable than not that personality disorder and death from personality disorder can be related to relevant service rendered by veterans or members of the Forces under the VEA, or members under the MRCA. Note: MRCA, relevant service and VEA are defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary. Factors that must exist At least one of the following factors must exist before it can be said that, on the balance of probabilities, personality disorder or death from personality disorder is connected with the circumstances of a person's relevant service: experiencing a category 1A stressor within the one year before the clinical onset of personality disorder; Note: category 1A stressor is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary. experiencing a category 1B stressor within the six months before the clinical onset of personality disorder; Note: category 1B stressor is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary. experiencing severe childhood before the clinical onset of personality disorder; Note: severe childhood abuse is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary. having a clinically significant disorder of mental health as specified, within the five years before the clinical onset of personality disorder; Note: clinically significant disorder of mental health as specified is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary. experiencing a category 1A stressor within the one year before the clinical worsening of personality disorder; Note: category 1A stressor is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary. experiencing a category 1B stressor within the six months before the clinical worsening of personality disorder; Note: category 1B stressor is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary. experiencing severe childhood abuse before the clinical worsening of personality disorder; Note: severe childhood abuse is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
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