Pipe smoking

Motor neurone disease - Pipe smoking Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 18 July 2006.

Investigative Documents

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRD905]

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRV905]

Preliminary questions [31757]

22895

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

31761 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the pipe smoking and operational service for the clinical onset of motor neurone disease.

Clinical onset and operational service [31761]

31775 — the veteran had smoked at least 20 pack years of pipe tobacco before the clinical onset of motor neurone disease.

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