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Inhaling respirable hard metal or diamond-cobalt dust

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Fibrosing interstitial lung disease - Inhaling respirable hard metal or diamond-cobalt dust Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 16 December 2009.

Investigative Documents

Claimant Report - Inhaling Respirable Hard Metal or Diamond-Cobalt Dust [CR9316]

Preliminary questions [40659]

40681

there is some evidence that inhaling respirable hard metal or diamond-cobalt dust may be a factor in the development or worsening of the condition under consideration.

40853 the veteran has inhaled respirable dust generated from hard metal or diamond-cobalt as defined in the Statements of Principles for fibrosing interstitial lung disease for a cumulative period of at least 360 hours.

40854the veteran has established the causal connection between inhaling respirable dust generated from hard metal or diamond-cobalt and VEA service for fibrosing interstitial lung disease.

40855the veteran has established the causal connection between inhaling respirable dust generated from hard metal or diamond-cobalt and VEA service for the clinical onset of fibrosing interstitial lung disease.

40857the veteran has established the causal connection between inhaling respirable dust generated from hard metal or diamond-cobalt and operational service for the clinical onset of fibrosing interstitial lung disease.

or

40858the veteran has established the causal connection between inhaling respirable dust generated from hard metal or diamond-cobalt and eligible service for the clinical onset of fibrosing interstitial lung 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.

40856the veteran has established the causal connection between inhaling respirable dust generated from hard metal or diamond-cobalt and VEA service for the clinical worsening of fibrosing interstitial lung disease.

40859the veteran has established the causal connection between inhaling respirable dust generated from hard metal or diamond-cobalt and operational service for the clinical worsening of fibrosing interstitial lung disease.

or

40860the veteran has established the causal connection between inhaling respirable dust generated from hard metal or diamond-cobalt and eligible service for the clinical worsening of fibrosing interstitial lung disease.

Clinical onset and operational service [40857]

40862

the veteran has inhaled respirable dust generated from hard metal or diamond-cobalt as defined in the Statements of Principles for fibrosing interstitial lung disease for a cumulative period of at least 360 hours before the clinical onset of fibrosing interstitial lung disease.

40866

operational service made a material contribution to the veteran's inhalation of respirable dust generated from hard metal or diamond-cobalt as defined in the Statements of Principles for fibrosing interstitial lung disease for a cumulative period of at least 360 hours before the clinical onset of fibrosing interstitial lung disease.

Clinical onset and eligible service [40858]

40861

the veteran has inhaled respirable dust generated from hard metal or diamond-cobalt as defined in the Statements of Principles for fibrosing interstitial lung disease for a cumulative period of at least 720 hours.

40863

the veteran has inhaled respirable dust generated from hard metal or diamond-cobalt as defined in the Statements of Principles for fibrosing interstitial lung disease for a cumulative period of at least 720 hours before the clinical onset of fibrosing interstitial lung disease.

40867

eligible service made a material contribution to the veteran's inhalation of respirable dust generated from hard metal or diamond-cobalt as defined in the Statements of Principles for fibrosing interstitial lung disease for a cumulative period of at least 720 hours before the clinical onset of fibrosing interstitial lung disease.

Clinical worsening and operational service [40859]

40864

the veteran has inhaled respirable dust generated from hard metal or diamond-cobalt as defined in the Statements of Principles for fibrosing interstitial lung disease for a cumulative period of at least 360 hours after the clinical onset and before the clinical worsening of fibrosing interstitial lung disease.

40868

operational service made a material contribution to the veteran's inhalation of respirable dust generated from hard metal or diamond-cobalt as defined in the Statements of Principles for fibrosing interstitial lung disease for a cumulative period of at least 360 hours before the clinical worsening of fibrosing interstitial lung disease.

Clinical worsening and eligible service [40860]

40861

the veteran has inhaled respirable dust generated from hard metal or diamond-cobalt as defined in the Statements of Principles for fibrosing interstitial lung disease for a cumulative period of at least 720 hours.

40865

the veteran has inhaled respirable dust generated from hard metal or diamond-cobalt as defined in the Statements of Principles for fibrosing interstitial lung disease for a cumulative period of at least 720 hours after the clinical onset and before the clinical worsening of fibrosing interstitial lung disease.

40869

eligible service made a material contribution to the veteran's inhalation of respirable dust generated from hard metal or diamond-cobalt as defined in the Statements of Principles for fibrosing interstitial lung disease for a cumulative period of at least 720 hours before the clinical worsening of fibrosing interstitial lung disease.