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Rheumatoid arthritis - Smoking tobacco products - material contribution Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 22 December 2008.

Investigative Documents

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRD905]

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRV905]

Preliminary questions [34578]

30303

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

34604the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and VEA service for rheumatoid arthritis.

34605the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and VEA service for the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis.

34607the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and operational service for the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis.

or

34608the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products 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.

34606the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and VEA service for the clinical worsening of rheumatoid arthritis.

34609the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and operational service for the clinical worsening of rheumatoid arthritis.

or

34610the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and eligible service for the clinical worsening of rheumatoid arthritis.

Clinical onset and operational service [34607]

34629

the veteran smoked at least five pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration with at least some smoking being maintained within the twenty years prior to the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis.

34631

smoking as a causal result of operational service made a material contribution to the Statement of Principles requirements for the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis.

Clinical onset and eligible service [34608]

34611

the condition under consideration is seropositive rheumatoid arthritis.

34632

the veteran smoked at least ten pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration with at least some smoking being maintained within the ten years prior to the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis.

34634

smoking as a causal result of eligible service made a material contribution to the Statement of Principles requirements for the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis.

Clinical worsening and operational service [34609]

34635

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

34637

the veteran's smoking of at least five pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration took place after the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis.

34639

smoking as a causal result of operational service made a material contribution to the Statement of Principles requirements for the clinical worsening of rheumatoid arthritis.

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 [34610]

34611

the condition under consideration is seropositive rheumatoid arthritis.

34636

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

34638

the veteran's smoking of at least ten pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration took place after the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis.

34640

smoking as a causal result of eligible service made a material contribution to the Statement of Principles requirements for the clinical worsening of rheumatoid arthritis.

33459

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