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Smoking tobacco products - material contribution

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Osteoporosis - Smoking tobacco products - material contribution Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 08 January 2007.

Investigative Documents

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRD905]

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRV905]

Preliminary questions [34017]

30303

the veteran has smoked cigarettes, cigars or pipe tobacco at some time.

34018the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and VEA service for osteoporosis.

34019the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and VEA service for the clinical onset of osteoporosis.

34021the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and operational service for the clinical onset of osteoporosis.

or

34022the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products 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.

34020the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and VEA service for the clinical worsening of osteoporosis.

34023the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and operational service for the clinical worsening of osteoporosis.

or

34024the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and eligible service for the clinical worsening of osteoporosis.

Clinical onset and operational service [34021]

34025

the veteran smoked at least ten pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical onset of osteoporosis, and where smoking has ceased, the clinical onset occurred within 20 years of cessation.

34029

smoking as a causal result of operational service made a material contribution to the requirements of the Statement of Principles for the clinical onset of osteoporosis.

Clinical onset and eligible service [34022]

34026

the veteran smoked at least 20 pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical onset of osteoporosis, and where smoking has ceased, the clinical onset occurred within ten years of cessation.

34030

smoking as a causal result of eligible service made a material contribution to the requirements of the Statement of Principles for the clinical onset of osteoporosis.

Clinical worsening and operational service [34023]

34027

the veteran smoked at least ten pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical worsening of osteoporosis, and where smoking has ceased, the clinical worsening occurred within 20 years of cessation.

34218

the veteran's smoking of at least ten pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical worsening of osteoporosis took place after the clinical onset of osteoporosis.

34043

smoking as a causal result of operational service made a material contribution to the requirements of the Statement of Principles for the clinical worsening of osteoporosis.

33454

the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred prior to that part of operational service to which the smoking is causally related.

Clinical worsening and eligible service [34024]

34028

the veteran smoked at least 20 pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical worsening of osteoporosis, and where smoking has ceased, the clinical worsening occurred within ten years of cessation.

34219

the veteran's smoking of at least 20 pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical worsening of osteoporosis took place after the clinical onset of osteoporosis.

34044

smoking as a causal result of eligible service made a material contribution to the requirements of the Statement of Principles for the clinical worsening of osteoporosis.

33459

the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred prior to that part of eligible service to which the smoking is causally related.