Smoking tobacco products - material contribution
Rheumatoid arthritis - Smoking tobacco products - material contribution Factor
Last reviewed for CCPS 22 December 2008.
Investigative Documents
Claimant Report - Smoking [CRD905]
Claimant Report - Smoking [CRV905]
Preliminary questions [34578]
the veteran has smoked cigarettes, cigars or pipe tobacco at some time.34604 — the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and VEA service for rheumatoid arthritis.
34605 — the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and VEA service for the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis.
34607 — the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and operational service for the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis.
or
34608 — the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and eligible service for the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis.
or
the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred after the end of the veteran's last period of VEA service. the condition under consideration permanently worsened.34606 — the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and VEA service for the clinical worsening of rheumatoid arthritis.
34609 — the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and operational service for the clinical worsening of rheumatoid arthritis.
or
34610 — the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and eligible service for the clinical worsening of rheumatoid arthritis.
Clinical onset and operational service [34607]
the veteran smoked at least five pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration with at least some smoking being maintained within the twenty years prior to the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis. smoking as a causal result of operational service made a material contribution to the Statement of Principles requirements for the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis.Clinical onset and eligible service [34608]
the condition under consideration is seropositive rheumatoid arthritis. the veteran smoked at least ten pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration with at least some smoking being maintained within the ten years prior to the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis. smoking as a causal result of eligible service made a material contribution to the Statement of Principles requirements for the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis.Clinical worsening and operational service [34609]
the veteran has smoked at least five pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration with at least some smoking being maintained within the ten years prior to the clinical worsening of rheumatoid arthritis. the veteran's smoking of at least five pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration took place after the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis. smoking as a causal result of operational service made a material contribution to the Statement of Principles requirements for the clinical worsening of rheumatoid arthritis. the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred prior to that part of operational service to which the smoking is causally related.Clinical worsening and eligible service [34610]
the condition under consideration is seropositive rheumatoid arthritis. the veteran has smoked at least ten pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration with at least some smoking being maintained within the five years prior to the clinical worsening of rheumatoid arthritis. the veteran's smoking of at least ten pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration took place after the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis. smoking as a causal result of eligible service made a material contribution to the Statement of Principles requirements for the clinical worsening of rheumatoid arthritis. the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred prior to that part of eligible service to which the smoking is causally related.
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