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Crohn's disease - Cigarette smoking Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 18 May 2001.

Investigative Documents

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRD905]

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRV905]

Preliminary questions [22287]

5803

the veteran has ever smoked cigarettes.

22295the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and VEA service for Crohn's disease.

22296the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and VEA service for the clinical onset of Crohn's disease.

22298the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and operational service for the clinical onset of Crohn's disease.

or

22299the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and eligible service for the clinical onset of Crohn's 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.

22297the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and VEA service for the clinical worsening of Crohn's disease.

22300the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and operational service for the clinical worsening of Crohn's disease.

or

22301the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and eligible service for the clinical worsening of Crohn's disease.

Clinical onset and operational service [22298]

22303the veteran smoked at least one half of one pack-year of cigarettes before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration, and where smoking has ceased, the clinical onset occurred within four years of cessation.

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

Clinical onset and eligible service [22299]

22304the veteran smoked at least one pack-year of cigarettes before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration, and where smoking has ceased, the clinical onset occurred within four years of cessation.

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

Clinical worsening and operational service [22300]

22305the veteran smoked at least one half of one pack-year of cigarettes before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration, and where smoking has ceased, the clinical worsening occurred within four years of cessation.

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

9188

the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred prior to that part of operational service to which the period or periods of cigarette smoking are causally related.

Clinical worsening and eligible service [22301]

22306the veteran smoked at least one pack-year of cigarettes before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration, and where smoking has ceased, the clinical worsening occurred within four years of cessation.

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

9189

the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred prior to that part of eligible service to which the period or periods of cigarette smoking are causally related.