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Renal artery atherosclerotic disease - Smoking tobacco products - material contribution Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 20 August 2008.

Preliminary questions [39818]

30303 the veteran has smoked cigarettes, cigars or pipe tobacco at some time.

39819the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and VEA service for renal artery atherosclerotic disease.

39820the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and VEA service for the clinical onset of renal artery atherosclerotic disease.

39822the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and operational service for the clinical onset of renal artery atherosclerotic disease.

or

39823the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and eligible service for the clinical onset of renal artery atherosclerotic disease.

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.

39821the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and VEA service for the clinical worsening of renal artery atherosclerotic disease.

39824the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and operational service for the clinical worsening of renal artery atherosclerotic disease.

or

39825the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and eligible service for the clinical worsening of renal artery atherosclerotic disease.

Clinical onset and operational service [39822]

39826

the veteran smoked at least 10 pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical onset of renal artery atherosclerotic disease.

39830

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

Clinical onset and eligible service [39823]

39827

the veteran smoked at least 20 pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical onset of renal artery atherosclerotic disease.

39831

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

Clinical worsening and operational service [39824]

39828

the veteran smoked at least 10 pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products after the clinical onset of renal artery atherosclerotic disease and before its clinical worsening.

39832

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

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 [39825]

39829

the veteran smoked at least 20 pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products after the clinical onset of renal artery atherosclerotic disease and before its clinical worsening.

39833

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

33459

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