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Carotid arterial disease - Smoking tobacco products - material contribution Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 10 June 2012.

Investigative Documents

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRD905]

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRV905]

Preliminary questions [34746]

30303

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

34747 — the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and VEA service for carotid arterial disease.

34748 — the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and VEA service for the clinical onset of carotid arterial disease.

34750 — the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and operational service for the clinical onset of carotid arterial disease.

or

34751 — the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and eligible service for the clinical onset of carotid arterial 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.

34749 — the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and VEA service for the clinical worsening of carotid arterial disease.

34752 — the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and operational service for the clinical worsening of carotid arterial disease.

or

34753 — the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and eligible service for the clinical worsening of carotid arterial disease.

Clinical onset and operational service [34750]

34754

the veteran smoked at least fifteen pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical onset of carotid arterial disease and, where smoking has ceased, the clinical onset of carotid arterial disease occurred within 30 years of cessation.

34758

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

Clinical onset and eligible service [34751]

34755

the veteran smoked at least 20 pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical onset of carotid arterial disease and, where smoking has ceased, the clinical onset of carotid arterial disease occurred within 30 years of cessation.

34759

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

Clinical worsening and operational service [34752]

34756

the veteran smoked at least fifteen pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical worsening of carotid arterial disease and, where smoking has ceased, the clinical worsening of carotid arterial disease occurred within 30 years of cessation.

34762

the veteran's smoking of at least 15 pack years 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 carotid arterial disease.

34760

smoking as a causal result of operational service made a material contribution to the Statement of Principles requirements for the clinical worsening of carotid arterial 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 [34753]

34757

the veteran smoked at least 20 pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical worsening of carotid arterial disease and, where smoking has ceased, the clinical worsening of carotid arterial disease occurred within 30 years of cessation.

34763

the veteran's smoking of at least 20 pack years 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 carotid arterial disease.

34761

smoking as a causal result of eligible service made a material contribution to the Statement of Principles requirements for the clinical worsening of carotid arterial 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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