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Rheumatoid arthritis - Cigarette smoking Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 22 December 2008.

Investigative Documents

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRD905]

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRV905]

Preliminary questions [34575]

5803

the veteran has ever smoked cigarettes.

34583the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and VEA service for rheumatoid arthritis.

34584the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and VEA service for the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis.

34586the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and operational service for the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis.

or

34587the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and eligible service for the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis.

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.

34585the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and VEA service for the clinical worsening of rheumatoid arthritis.

34588the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and operational service for the clinical worsening of rheumatoid arthritis.

or

34589the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and eligible service for the clinical worsening of rheumatoid arthritis.

Clinical onset and operational service [34586]

34612

the veteran has smoked at least five pack years of cigarettes before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration with at least some smoking being maintained in the twenty years prior to the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis.

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

Clinical onset and eligible service [34587]

34611

the condition under consideration is seropositive rheumatoid arthritis.

34613

the veteran has smoked at least ten pack years of cigarettes before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration with at least some smoking being maintained in the ten years prior to the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis.

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

Clinical worsening and operational service [34588]

34618

the veteran has smoked at least five pack years of cigarettes before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration with at least some smoking being maintained in the ten years prior to the clinical worsening of rheumatoid arthritis.

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

34614

the clinical onset of the veteran's rheumatoid arthritis 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 [34589]

34611

the condition under consideration is seropositive rheumatoid arthritis.

27025

the veteran has smoked at least ten pack years of cigarettes before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration with at least some smoking being maintained in the five years prior to the clinical worsening of rheumatoid arthritis.

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

34615

the clinical onset of the veteran's rheumatoid arthritis occurred prior to that part of eligible service to which the period or periods of cigarette smoking are causally related.