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Atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease - Pipe smoking Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 20 December 2002.

Investigative Documents

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRD905]

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRV905]

Preliminary questions [9247]

26927

there is some evidence that pipe smoking may be a factor in the development or worsening of the condition under consideration.

4880 the veteran has ever smoked pipe tobacco.

9284the veteran has established the causal connection between the pipe smoking and VEA service for atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease.

9285the veteran has established the causal connection between the pipe smoking and VEA service for the clinical onset of atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease.

9287the veteran has established the causal connection between the pipe smoking and operational service for the clinical onset of atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease.

or

9288the veteran has established the causal connection between the pipe 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.

9286the veteran has established the causal connection between the pipe smoking and VEA service for the clinical worsening of atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease.

9289the veteran has established the causal connection between the pipe smoking and operational service for the clinical worsening of atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease.

or

9290the veteran has established the causal connection between the pipe smoking and eligible service for the clinical worsening of atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease.

Clinical onset and operational service [9287]

9291the veteran had smoked at least 5 grams of pipe tobacco 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.

4911the veteran has some period or periods of pipe smoking that are causally related to operational service.

Clinical onset and eligible service [9288]

9292the veteran had smoked at least 5 grams of pipe tobacco 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.

4913the veteran has some period or periods of pipe smoking that are causally related to eligible service.

Clinical worsening and operational service [9289]

9293the veteran had smoked at least 5 grams of pipe tobacco 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.

4911the veteran has some period or periods of pipe smoking that are causally related to operational service.

9295

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 pipe smoking are causally related.

Clinical worsening and eligible service [9290]

9294the veteran had smoked at least 5 grams of pipe tobacco 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.

4913the veteran has some period or periods of pipe smoking that are causally related to eligible service.

9296

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 pipe smoking are causally related.