Adenocarcinoma of the kidney - Pipe smoking Factor
Last reviewed for CCPS 21 June 2002.
Investigative Documents
Claimant Report - Smoking [CRD905]
Claimant Report - Smoking [CRV905]
Preliminary questions [31968]
there is some evidence that pipe smoking may be a factor in the development of the condition under consideration.4880 the veteran has ever smoked pipe tobacco.
31971 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the pipe smoking and operational service for the clinical onset of adenocarcinoma of the kidney.
Clinical onset and operational service [31971]
31975 — the veteran has smoked at least 15 pack years of pipe tobacco before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration and, where smoking has ceased, the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred within 20 years of cessation.
the veteran commenced pipe smoking at least 10 years before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.4911 — the veteran has some period or periods of pipe smoking that are causally related to operational service.