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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]

26927

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.

34597the veteran has established the causal connection between the pipe smoking and VEA service for rheumatoid arthritis.

34598the veteran has established the causal connection between the pipe smoking and VEA service for the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis.

34600the veteran has established the causal connection between the pipe smoking and operational service for the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis.

or

34601the veteran has established the causal connection between the pipe 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.

34599the veteran has established the causal connection between the pipe smoking and VEA service for the clinical worsening of rheumatoid arthritis.

34602the veteran has established the causal connection between the pipe smoking and operational service for the clinical worsening of rheumatoid arthritis.

or

34603the 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]

34623

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.

4911the veteran has some period or periods of pipe smoking that are causally related to operational service.

Clinical onset and eligible service [34601]

34611

the condition under consideration is seropositive rheumatoid arthritis.

34624

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.

4913the veteran has some period or periods of pipe smoking that are causally related to eligible service.

Clinical worsening and operational service [34602]

34625

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.

4911the veteran has some period or periods of pipe smoking that are causally related to operational service.

34627

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]

34611

the condition under consideration is seropositive rheumatoid arthritis.

34626

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.

4913the veteran has some period or periods of pipe smoking that are causally related to eligible service.

34628

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.