Repatriation Commission v Heathcote
Repatriation Commission v Heathcote [2009] FCA 1207
Appeal over defence-caused death under veterans’ entitlements provisions. The Court upheld findings that hydrocarbons exposure led to MGUS, amyloidosis and death from cardiomyopathy.
- Veterans' entitlements
- Compensation for defence-caused death
- Causation in statutory welfare law
- Application of statements of principles
- Evidentiary review of medical causation
- Veterans-entitlements