Specialist Medical Review Council

Declaration and Reasons for Decisions

Section 196W
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

Re: Statements of Principles Nos. 01 and 02 of 2022,

in respect of Hashimoto thyroiditis

Declaration No. 37

1.                   In relation to the RMA Statements of Principles Nos. 01 and 02 of 2022 concerning Hashimoto thyroiditis made under subsections 196B of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (the VEA), the Council under subsection 196W(5) of the VEA:

DECLARES that the sound medical-scientific evidence available to the RMA is insufficient to justify the amendment of: 

1.    Statement of Principles No. 2 of 2022 to include the following factors(s):

posttraumatic stress disorder; and

1.    Factors 9(9) and 9(19) of Statement of Principles No. 1 of 2022 to replace ‘having posttraumatic stress disorder at the time of the’ with ‘having posttraumatic stress disorder before the’.