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Repatriation Medical Authority Statement
Hodgkin's lymphoma - Cigar smoking Factor
Last reviewed for CCPS 20 April 2005.
Investigative Documents
Claimant Report - Smoking [CRD905]
Claimant Report - Smoking [CRV905]
Preliminary questions [34392]
there is some evidence that cigar smoking may be a factor in the development of the condition under consideration.34396 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigar smoking and operational service for the clinical onset of Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Clinical onset and operational service [34396]
34400 the veteran has smoked at least 10 pack-years of cigars before the clinical onset of Hodgkin's lymphoma, and, where smoking has ceased, the clinical onset has occurred within 15 years of cessation.
4921 — the veteran has some period or periods of cigar smoking that are causally related to operational service.