Rheumatoid arthritis - Pipe smoking Factor
Last reviewed for CCPS 22 December 2008.
Investigative Documents
Claimant Report - Smoking [CRD905]
Claimant Report - Smoking [CRV905]
Preliminary questions [34577]
there is some evidence that pipe smoking may be a factor in the development or worsening of the condition under consideration.4880 the veteran has ever smoked pipe tobacco.
34597 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the pipe smoking and VEA service for rheumatoid arthritis.
34598 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the pipe smoking and VEA service for the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis.
34600 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the pipe smoking and operational service for the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis.
or
34601 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the pipe 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.34599 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the pipe smoking and VEA service for the clinical worsening of rheumatoid arthritis.
34602 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the pipe smoking and operational service for the clinical worsening of rheumatoid arthritis.
or
34603 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the pipe smoking and eligible service for the clinical worsening of rheumatoid arthritis.
Clinical onset and operational service [34600]
the veteran has smoked at least five pack years of pipe tobacco 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.4911 — the veteran has some period or periods of pipe smoking that are causally related to operational service.
Clinical onset and eligible service [34601]
the condition under consideration is seropositive rheumatoid arthritis. the veteran has smoked at least ten pack years of pipe tobacco 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.4913 — the veteran has some period or periods of pipe smoking that are causally related to eligible service.
Clinical worsening and operational service [34602]
the veteran has smoked at least five pack years of pipe tobacco 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.4911 — the veteran has some period or periods of pipe 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 pipe smoking are causally related.Clinical worsening and eligible service [34603]
the condition under consideration is seropositive rheumatoid arthritis. the veteran has smoked at least ten pack years of pipe tobacco 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.4913 — the veteran has some period or periods of pipe 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 pipe smoking are causally related.