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Sinusitis - Cigarette smoking Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 16 July 2003.

Investigative Documents

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRD905]

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRV905]

Preliminary questions [13218]

5803

the veteran has ever smoked cigarettes.

13209the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and operational service for chronic sinusitis.

13210the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and operational service for the clinical onset of chronic sinusitis.

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.

13211the veteran has established the causal connection between the cigarette smoking and operational service for the clinical worsening of chronic sinusitis.

Clinical onset and operational service [13210]

13212

the veteran had smoked at least 1 pack year of cigarettes at the time of the clinical onset of chronic sinusitis.

13214

as a causal result of operational service, the veteran was smoking more than 10 cigarettes per day at the time of the clinical onset of chronic sinusitis.

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

Clinical worsening and operational service [13211]

13213

the veteran had smoked at least 1 pack year of cigarettes at the time of the clinical worsening of chronic sinusitis.

13215

as a causal result of operational service, the veteran was smoking more than 10 cigarettes per day at the time of the clinical worsening of chronic sinusitis.

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

9188

the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred prior to that part of operational service to which the period or periods of cigarette smoking are causally related.