Being obese

Acute myeloid leukaemia - Being obese Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 08 January 2007.

Investigative Documents

Claimant Report - Obesity [CR9230]

Medical Report - Obesity [MR9305]

Preliminary questions [36787]

31344

there is some evidence that suffering from being obese may be a factor in the development of the condition under consideration.

587 the veteran has a history of obesity.

36786 — the veteran has established the causal connection between being obese and operational service for the clinical onset of acute myeloid leukaemia.

Clinical onset and operational service [36786]

22383

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

36784

the veteran was obese for a period of at least five years, within the ten years before the clinical onset of acute myeloid leukaemia.

591

the obesity was caused by operational 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.

36785 the veteran was morbidly obese for a period of at least five years, within the ten years before the clinical onset of acute myeloid leukaemia.

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