Non melanotic malignant neoplasm of the skin - Smoking tobacco products - material contribution Factor
Smoking and CCPS
Smoking cigarettes, cigars or pipe tobacco due to VEA service need only have made a material contribution to the minimum smoking requirements specified in the SOP (refer Kattenberg v Repatriation Commission [2002] FCA 412). It has not been possible to make changes to the smoking module in CCPS to take account of this, but for many cases this is of no consequence because service-related smoking alone is sufficient to meet the SOP requirements. However, for smoking cases that do not succeed under the CCPS smoking module, there is a contention:
- Smoking tobacco products - material contribution
This contention covers all types of smoking – cigarettes, pipe and cigars - with rulebase questions to ascertain whether or not VEA service made a material contribution to the SOP requirements. This may entail addressing issues that have already been covered in the smoking module because it has not been possible to isolate specific facts established within that module.
Last reviewed for CCPS 26 September 2007.
Investigative Documents
| Type | Title | PDF Format | Word Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claimant Report | Smoking | ||
| Claimant Report | Smoking |
Preliminary questions [34525]
30303 the veteran has smoked cigarettes, cigars or pipe tobacco at some time.
34572 the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and VEA service for the clinical onset of non-melanotic malignant neoplasm of the skin.
34573 the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and operational service for the clinical onset of non-melanotic malignant neoplasm of the skin.
or
34574 the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and eligible service for the clinical onset of non-melanotic malignant neoplasm of the skin.
Clinical onset and operational service [34573]
38716 any condition under consideration is a squamous cell carcinoma.
34560 the veteran smoked at least five pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products within the ten years before the clinical onset of non-melanotic malignant neoplasm of the skin.
38763 smoking as a causal result of operational service made a material contribution to the SOP requirements for squamous cell carcinoma of the skin and smoking tobacco products.
or
38717 any condition under consideration is on the lipstick area of the lip.
38730 the veteran smoked at least 2.5 pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical onset of non-melanotic malignant neoplasm of the skin.
34561 smoking as a causal result of operational service made a material contribution to the SOP requirements for non-melanotic malignant neoplasm of the skin and smoking tobacco products.
Clinical onset and eligible service [34574]
38716 any condition under consideration is a squamous cell carcinoma.
38732 the veteran smoked at least ten pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products within the ten years before the clinical onset of non-melanotic malignant neoplasm of the skin.
38764 smoking as a causal result of eligible service made a material contribution to the SOP requirements for squamous cell carcinoma of the skin and smoking tobacco products.
or
38717 any condition under consideration is on the lipstick area of the lip.
38731 the veteran smoked at least five pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical onset of non-melanotic malignant neoplasm of the skin.
34562 smoking as a causal result of eligible service made a material contribution to the SOP requirements for non-melanotic malignant neoplasm of the skin and smoking tobacco products.