Cigarette smoking
Malignant neoplasm of the stomach - Cigarette smoking Factor
Last reviewed for CCPS 16 July 2003.
Investigative Documents
Claimant Report - Smoking [CRD905]
Claimant Report - Smoking [CRV905]
Preliminary questions [21813]
the veteran's malignant neoplasm of the stomach is a carcinoma of the stomach. the veteran has ever smoked cigarettes.21814 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and VEA service for the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the stomach.
4035 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and operational service for the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the stomach.
or
4202 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and eligible service for the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the stomach.
Clinical onset and operational service [4035]
5177 — the veteran has smoked at least fifteen pack years of cigarettes before the clinical onset of the malignant neoplasm of the stomach and, where smoking has ceased, the clinical onset of the malignant neoplasm of the stomach occurred within 25 years of cessation.
the veteran's service related cigarette smoking commenced at least 15 years before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.3116 — the veteran has some period or periods of cigarette smoking that are causally related to operational service.
Clinical onset and eligible service [4202]
24710 — the veteran has smoked at least 25 pack years of cigarettes before the clinical onset of the malignant neoplasm of the stomach and, where smoking has ceased, the clinical onset of the malignant neoplasm of the stomach occurred within 15 years of cessation.
the veteran's service related cigarette smoking commenced at least 20 years before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.3521 — the veteran has some period or periods of cigarette smoking that are causally related to eligible service.
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