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]
the veteran has ever smoked cigarettes.34583 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and VEA service for rheumatoid arthritis.
34584 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and VEA service for the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis.
34586 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and operational service for the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis.
or
34587 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and eligible service for the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis.
or
the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred after the end of the veteran's last period of VEA service. the condition under consideration permanently worsened.34585 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and VEA service for the clinical worsening of rheumatoid arthritis.
34588 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and operational service for the clinical worsening of rheumatoid arthritis.
or
34589 — the 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]
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.3116 — the veteran has some period or periods of cigarette smoking that are causally related to operational service.
Clinical onset and eligible service [34587]
the condition under consideration is seropositive rheumatoid arthritis. 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.3521 — the veteran has some period or periods of cigarette smoking that are causally related to eligible service.
Clinical worsening and operational service [34588]
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.3116 — the veteran has some period or periods of cigarette smoking that are causally related to operational service.
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]
the condition under consideration is seropositive rheumatoid arthritis. 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.3521 — the veteran has some period or periods of cigarette smoking that are causally related to eligible service.
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.