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Last amended 
19 June 2015

Cerebral ischaemia - Cigarette smoking Factor

This factor deals with the personal use of cigarettes ie: it does not include passive smoking.

If there is a history of cigarette smoking it will be necessary to obtain information about:

  • the quantity smoked (either tailor-made cigarettes per day or hand-rolled cigarettes in ounces per week or a combination of both);
  • when this took place; and
  • the reasons for smoking.

The evidence gathered should be as complete and accurate as possible.  Information already held in departmental files, eg in previous statements and clinical notes, should not be overlooked.  Conflicting evidence should be resolved.

Before a causal link between a smoking habit and service may be established, consideration must be given to Repatriation Commission Guideline CM5030 - Guideline for claims assessors on smoking and alcohol related conditions and military service.

Last reviewed for CCPS 24 May 2007.

Investigative Documents
Type Title PDF Format Word Format
Claimant Report
Smoking
CRD905.pdf
CRD905.docx
Claimant Report
Smoking
CRV905.pdf
CRV905.docx
Preliminary questions [12576]

5803     the veteran has ever smoked cigarettes.

12664  the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and VEA service for the clinical onset of cerebrovascular accident.

12665   the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and operational service for the clinical onset of cerebrovascular accident.

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

or

12666   the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and eligible service for the clinical onset of cerebrovascular accident.

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

Clinical onset and operational service [12665]

37162 the veteran had ceased smoking cigarettes before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration, a cerebrovascular accident.

37163  the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking which had ceased and operational service for the clinical onset of the condition under consideration, a cerebrovascular accident.

37167 the veteran smoked an average of at least twenty cigarettes per day for at least five years before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration, a cerebrovascular accident.

or

12667 the veteran smoked an average of at least five cigarettes per day for at least five years before the clinical onset of cerebrovascular accident with at least some smoking being maintained in the ten years before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration, a cerebrovascular accident.

or

37164  the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking which had not ceased and operational service for the clinical onset of the condition under consideration, a cerebrovascular accident.

37166 the veteran smoked at least one pack year of cigarettes before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration, a cerebrovascular accident.

or

37165 the veteran smoked an average of at least five cigarettes per day for at least the one year before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration, a cerebrovascular accident.

Clinical onset and eligible service [12666]

37162 the veteran had ceased smoking cigarettes before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration, a cerebrovascular accident.

37873  the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking which had ceased and eligible service for the clinical onset of the condition under consideration, a cerebrovascular accident.

37906 the veteran smoked an average of at least twenty eligible service cigarettes per day for at least five years before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration, a cerebrovascular accident.

or

12668 the veteran smoked an average of at least five cigarettes per day for at least five years before the clinical onset of cerebrovascular accident with at least some smoking being maintained in the five years before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration, a cerebrovascular accident.

or

37874  the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking which had not ceased and eligible service for the clinical onset of the condition under consideration, a cerebrovascular accident.

37905 the veteran smoked at least one pack year of eligible service cigarettes before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration, a cerebrovascular accident.

or

37904 the veteran smoked an average of at least five eligible service cigarettes per day for at least the one year before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration, a cerebrovascular accident.