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Atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease - Cigarette smoking Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 20 December 2002.

Investigative Documents

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRD905]

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRV905]

Preliminary questions [9245]

5803

the veteran has ever smoked cigarettes.

9254the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and VEA service for atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease.

9255the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and VEA service for the clinical onset of atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease.

9261the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and operational service for the clinical onset of atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease.

or

9262the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and eligible service for the clinical onset of atherosclerotic peripheral vascular 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.

9258the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and VEA service for the clinical worsening of atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease.

9263the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and operational service for the clinical worsening of atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease.

or

9264the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and eligible service for the clinical worsening of atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease.

Clinical onset and operational service [9261]

9265the veteran had smoked at least 5 cigarettes per day for at least 3 years prior to the clinical onset of the condition under consideration with at least some smoking being maintained in the 20 years prior to the clinical onset of the atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease of side and site of the body.

3116the veteran has some period or periods of cigarette smoking that are causally related to operational service.

Clinical onset and eligible service [9262]

9266the veteran had smoked at least 5 cigarettes per day for at least 3 years prior to the clinical onset of the condition under consideration with at least some smoking being maintained in the 10 years prior to the clinical onset of the atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease of side and site of the body.

3521the veteran has some period or periods of cigarette smoking that are causally related to eligible service.

Clinical worsening and operational service [9263]

9267the veteran had smoked at least 5 cigarettes per day for at least 3 years prior to the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration with at least some smoking being maintained in the 20 years prior to the clinical worsening of the atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease of side and site of the body.

3116the veteran has some period or periods of cigarette smoking that are causally related to operational service.

9269

the clinical onset of the veteran's atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease of side and site of the body occurred prior to that part of operational service to which the period or periods of cigarette smoking are causally related.

Clinical worsening and eligible service [9264]

9268the veteran had smoked at least 5 cigarettes per day for at least 3 years prior to the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration with at least some smoking being maintained in the 10 years prior to the clinical worsening of the atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease of side and site of the body.

3521the veteran has some period or periods of cigarette smoking that are causally related to eligible service.

9270

the clinical onset of the veteran's atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease of side and site of the body occurred prior to that part of eligible service to which the period or periods of cigarette smoking are causally related.