Pipe smoking

Malignant neoplasm of the stomach - Pipe smoking Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 16 July 2003.

Investigative Documents

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRD905]

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRV905]

Preliminary questions [24749]

22895

there is some evidence that pipe smoking may be a factor in the development of the condition under consideration.

24709 the veteran's malignant neoplasm of the stomach is a carcinoma of the stomach.

24751 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the pipe smoking and VEA service for the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the stomach.

24752 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the pipe smoking and operational service for the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the stomach.

or

24753 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the pipe smoking and eligible service for the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the stomach.

Clinical onset and operational service [24752]

24754 — the veteran has smoked at least 15 pack years of pipe tobacco 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.

32309

the veteran's service related smoking of pipe tobacco commenced at least 15 years before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

4911 — the veteran has some period or periods of pipe smoking that are causally related to operational service.

Clinical onset and eligible service [24753]

24755 — the veteran has smoked at least 25 pack years of pipe tobacco 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.

32277

the veteran's service related smoking of pipe tobacco commenced at least 20 years before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

4913 — the veteran has some period or periods of pipe smoking that are causally related to eligible service.