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Osteoporosis - Cigarette smoking Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 08 January 2007.

Investigative Documents

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRD905]

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRV905]

Preliminary questions [27014]

5803

the veteran has ever smoked cigarettes.

27015the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and VEA service for osteoporosis.

27016the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and VEA service for the clinical onset of osteoporosis.

27018the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and operational service for the clinical onset of osteoporosis.

or

27019the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and eligible service for the clinical onset of osteoporosis.

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.

27017the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and VEA service for the clinical worsening of osteoporosis.

27020the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and operational service for the clinical worsening of osteoporosis.

or

27021the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and eligible service for the clinical worsening of osteoporosis.

Clinical onset and operational service [27018]

32536

the veteran smoked at least ten pack years of cigarettes before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration, and where smoking has ceased, the clinical onset occurred within 20 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 [27019]

32537

the veteran smoked at least 20 pack years of cigarettes before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration, and where smoking has ceased, the clinical onset occurred within ten 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 [27020]

32538

the veteran smoked at least ten pack years of cigarettes before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration, and where smoking has ceased, the clinical worsening occurred within 20 years of cessation.

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

25347

the clinical onset of 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 [27021]

32539

the veteran smoked at least 20 pack years of cigarettes before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration, and where smoking has ceased, the clinical worsening occurred within ten years of cessation.

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

25348

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