Specialist Medical Review Council

Declarations

Section 196W
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

Re: The decision by the Repatriation Medical Authority not to make

Statements of Principles for “chemically-acquired brain injury caused by mefloquine, tafenoquine or primaquine”.

Request for Review Declaration No. 34

1.      In relation to the decision of the Repatriation Medical Authority (RMA) not to make Statements of Principles for “chemically-acquired brain injury caused by mefloquine, tafenoquine or primaquine” the Council under s.196W(5)(b) of the VEA,

DECLARES that it was not satisfied on the balance of probabilities that “chemically-acquired brain injury caused by mefloquine, tafenoquine or primaquine” is a particular kind of injury or disease within the meaning of the VEA and accordingly that the sound medical-scientific evidence available to the RMA is insufficient to justify the making of Statements of Principles in respect of “chemically-acquired brain injury caused by mefloquine, tafenoquine or primaquine”.

Charles Guest Presiding Councillor	Yun Hwang Councillor	Nicole Jones Councillor
Jonathan Phillips Councillor	Pauline Langeluddecke Councillor
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