Smoking tobacco products - material contribution

Crohn's disease - Smoking tobacco products - material contribution Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 18 May 2001.

Investigative Documents

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRD905]

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRV905]

Preliminary questions [34971]

30303

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

34972 — the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and VEA service for Crohn's disease.

34973 — the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and VEA service for the clinical onset of Crohn's disease.

34975 — the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and operational service for the clinical onset of Crohn's disease.

or

34976 — the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and eligible service for the clinical onset of Crohn's disease.

or

7334

the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred after the end of the veteran's last period of VEA service.

7335

the condition under consideration permanently worsened.

34974 — the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and VEA service for the clinical worsening of Crohn's disease.

34977 — the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and operational service for the clinical worsening of Crohn's disease.

or

34978 — the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and eligible service for the clinical worsening of Crohn's disease.

Clinical onset and operational service [34975]

34982

the veteran smoked at least one half of one pack-year of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration, and where smoking has ceased, the clinical onset occurred within four years of cessation.

34983

smoking as a causal result of operational service made a material contribution to the Statement of Principles requirements for the clinical onset of Crohn's disease.

Clinical onset and eligible service [34976]

34979

the veteran smoked at least one pack-year of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration, and where smoking has ceased, the clinical onset occurred within four years of cessation.

34984

smoking as a causal result of eligible service made a material contribution to the Statement of Principles requirements for the clinical onset of Crohn's disease.

Clinical worsening and operational service [34977]

34980

the veteran smoked at least one half of one pack-year of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration, and where smoking has ceased, the clinical worsening occurred within four years of cessation.

34987

the veteran's smoking of at least one half of one pack-year of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration took place after the clinical onset of Crohn's disease.

34985

smoking as a causal result of operational service made a material contribution to the Statement of Principles requirements for the clinical worsening of Crohn's disease.

33454

the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred prior to that part of operational service to which the smoking is causally related.

Clinical worsening and eligible service [34978]

34981

the veteran smoked at least one pack-year of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration, and where smoking has ceased, the clinical worsening occurred within four years of cessation.

34988

the veteran's smoking of at least one pack-year of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration took place after the clinical onset of Crohn's disease.

34986

smoking as a causal result of eligible service made a material contribution to the Statement of Principles requirements for the clinical worsening of Crohn's disease.

33459

the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred prior to that part of eligible service to which the smoking is causally related.

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