Smoking tobacco products - material contribution

Acute myeloid leukaemia - Smoking tobacco products - material contribution Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 08 January 2007.

Investigative Documents

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRD905]

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRV905]

Preliminary questions [35481]

30303

the veteran has smoked cigarettes, cigars or pipe tobacco at some time.

35482 — the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and VEA service for the clinical onset of acute myeloid leukaemia.

35483 — the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and operational service for the clinical onset of acute myeloid leukaemia.

or

35484 — the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and eligible service for the clinical onset of acute myeloid leukaemia.

Clinical onset and operational service [35483]

35485

the veteran has smoked at least 10 pack-years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical onset of acute myeloid leukaemia, and where smoking has ceased the clinical onset of acute myeloid leukaemia has occurred within ten years of cessation.

35487

smoking as a causal result of operational service made a material contribution to the SOP requirements for acute myeloid leukaemia and smoking tobacco products.

Clinical onset and eligible service [35484]

35486

the veteran has smoked at least 15 pack-years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical onset of acute myeloid leukaemia, and where smoking has ceased the clinical onset of acute myeloid leukaemia has occurred within five years of cessation.

35488

smoking as a causal result of eligible service made a material contribution to the SOP requirements for acute myeloid leukaemia and smoking tobacco products.

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