Obesity

Adenocarcinoma of the kidney - Obesity Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 21 June 2002.

Investigative Documents

Claimant Report - Obesity [CR9230]

Medical Report - Obesity [MR9305]

Preliminary questions [22180]

587

the veteran has a history of obesity.

22181 — the veteran has established the causal connection between being obese and VEA service for the clinical onset of adenocarcinoma of the kidney.

22182 — the veteran has established the causal connection between being obese and operational service for the clinical onset of adenocarcinoma of the kidney.

or

22183 — the veteran has established the causal connection between being obese and eligible service for the clinical onset of adenocarcinoma of the kidney.

Clinical onset and operational service [22182]

22382

the veteran was obese for a period of at least three years.

22184

the veteran was obese for a period of at least three years, within the ten years before the clinical onset of adenocarcinoma of the kidney.

591

the obesity was caused by operational service.

or

9004

the veteran has a history of morbid obesity.

7925

the veteran was morbidly obese for a period of at least three years.

24672 the veteran was morbidly obese for a period of at least three years, within the ten years before the clinical onset of adenocarcinoma of the kidney.

9005 — the morbid obesity is causally related to operational service.

Clinical onset and eligible service [22183]

22383

the veteran was obese for a period of at least five years.

22186

the veteran was obese for a period of at least five years, within the ten years before the clinical onset of adenocarcinoma of the kidney.

3407

the obesity was caused by eligible service.

or

9004

the veteran has a history of morbid obesity.

24673

the veteran was morbidly obese for a period of at least five years.

24674 the veteran was morbidly obese for a period of at least five years, within the ten years before the clinical onset of adenocarcinoma of the kidney.

9006 — the morbid obesity is causally related to eligible service.