Changes to the lists of Statements of Principles, October 2025

The Statements of Principles (SOPs) are a tool to determine if an injury, illness or death is service-related.

On 23 October, 24 replacement Statements of Principles, two revocations without replacement, and three Minor Amendment Statements of Principles come into force in New Zealand.

Replacement SOPs

• adjustment disorder
• analgesic nephropathy
• benign neoplasm of the eye and adnexa
• cervical dystonia (spasmodic torticollis) [Name has changed from spasmodic torticollis]
• cut, stab, abrasion and laceration
• discoid lupus erythematosus
• diverticular disease of the colon
• sarcoidosis
• Scheuermann's disease (kyphosis) [Name has changed from Scheuermann's disease]
• spondylolisthesis and spondylolysis
• suicide and attempted suicide
• systemic lupus erythematosus.

Revocations without replacement

• presbyopia.

Minor amendment SOPs

Reasonable Hypothesis and Balance of Probabilities versions of:

• cardiomyopathy.

Balance of Probabilities version only of:

• systemic lupus erythematosus.

More information

The Statements of Principles are a tool to determine if an injury, illness or death is service-related.

More information on Statements of Principles

For more information on these amendments, you can read:

Our notices on minor amendments to Statements of Principles

Gazette Notice No 2025-sl5157(external link)

The Australian Government Repatriation Medical Authority's website(external link)

Veterans' Support Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2025(external link)