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Cigarette smoking

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Malignant neoplasm of unknown primary site - Cigarette smoking Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 20 April 2005.

Investigative Documents

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRD905]

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRV905]

Preliminary questions [34414]

5803

the veteran has ever smoked cigarettes.

34422the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and VEA service for the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of unknown primary site.

34423the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and operational service for the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of unknown primary site.

or

34424the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and eligible service for the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of unknown primary site.

Clinical onset and operational service [34423]

34436

the veteran has smoked at least ten pack years of cigarettes before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

34434

the veteran's service related cigarette smoking commenced at least five years before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

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

Clinical onset and eligible service [34424]

34437

the veteran has smoked at least fifteen pack years of cigarettes before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

34435

the veteran's service related cigarette smoking commenced at least ten years before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

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