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Repatriation Medical Authority Statement
Motor neurone disease - Pipe smoking Factor
Last reviewed for CCPS 18 July 2006.
Investigative Documents
Claimant Report - Smoking [CRD905]
Claimant Report - Smoking [CRV905]
Preliminary questions [31757]
there is some evidence that pipe smoking may be a factor in the development of the condition under consideration.31761 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the pipe smoking and operational service for the clinical onset of motor neurone disease.
Clinical onset and operational service [31761]
31775 — the veteran had smoked at least 20 pack years of pipe tobacco before the clinical onset of motor neurone disease.
4911 — the veteran has some period or periods of pipe smoking that are causally related to operational service.