Cigarette smoking

Malignant neoplasm of the nasopharynx - Cigarette smoking Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 30 April 1997.

Investigative Documents

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRD905]

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRV905]

Preliminary questions [22506]

5803

the veteran has ever smoked cigarettes.

22472

the veteran's malignant neoplasm of the nasopharynx is a nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

22507 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and VEA service for the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the nasopharynx.

22508 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and operational service for the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the nasopharynx.

or

22509 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and eligible service for the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the nasopharynx.

Clinical onset and operational service [22508]

22510 — the veteran has smoked at least 15 pack years of cigarettes before the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the nasopharynx which, if smoking has ceased, occurred within 15 years of cessation.

3116 — the veteran has some period or periods of cigarette smoking that are causally related to operational service.

Clinical onset and eligible service [22509]

22511 — the veteran has smoked at least 20 pack years of cigarettes before the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the nasopharynx which, if smoking has ceased, occurred within 10 years of cessation.

3521 — the veteran has some period or periods of cigarette smoking that are causally related to eligible service.