Cigarette smoking
Acute myeloid leukaemia - Cigarette smoking Factor
Last reviewed for CCPS 08 January 2007.
Investigative Documents
Claimant Report - Smoking [CRD905]
Claimant Report - Smoking [CRV905]
Preliminary questions [883]
the veteran has ever smoked cigarettes.21792 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and VEA service for the clinical onset of acute myeloid leukaemia.
21793 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and operational service for the clinical onset of acute myeloid leukaemia.
or
21794 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and eligible service for the clinical onset of acute myeloid leukaemia.
Clinical onset and operational service [21793]
the veteran has smoked at least 10 pack-years of cigarettes before the clinical onset of the acute myeloid leukaemia, and where smoking has ceased the clinical onset of acute myeloid leukaemia has occurred within ten 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 [21794]
the veteran has smoked at least 15 pack-years of cigarettes before the clinical onset of the acute myeloid leukaemia, and where smoking has ceased the clinical onset of acute myeloid leukaemia has occurred within five years of cessation.3521 — the veteran has some period or periods of cigarette smoking that are causally related to eligible service.
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