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Colorectal adenoma - Smoking tobacco products - material contribution Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 30 September 2002.

Investigative Documents

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRD905]

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRV905]

Preliminary questions [34918]

30303

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

34919 — the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and VEA service for the clinical onset of colorectal adenoma.

34920 — the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and operational service for the clinical onset of colorectal adenoma.

or

34921 — the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and eligible service for the clinical onset of colorectal adenoma.

Clinical onset and operational service [34920]

34922

the veteran has smoked at least 10 pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical onset of colorectal adenoma and, where smoking has ceased, the clinical onset of colorectal adenoma occurred within 20 years of cessation.

34924

the veteran's smoking of at least 10 pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products commenced at least 10 years before the clinical onset of colorectal adenoma.

34926

smoking as a causal result of operational service made a material contribution to the SOP requirements for colorectal adenoma and smoking tobacco products.

Clinical onset and eligible service [34921]

34923

the veteran has smoked at least 20 pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical onset of colorectal adenoma and, where smoking has ceased, the clinical onset of colorectal adenoma occurred within 10 years of cessation.

34925

the veteran's smoking of at least 20 pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products commenced at least 15 years before the clinical onset of colorectal adenoma.

34927

smoking as a causal result of eligible service made a material contribution to the SOP requirements for colorectal adenoma and smoking tobacco products.

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