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Repatriation Medical Authority Statement

Soft tissue sarcoma - Obesity Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 20 August 2008.

Investigative Documents

Claimant Report - Obesity [CR9230]

Medical Report - Obesity [MR9305]

Preliminary questions [39969]

16835

there is some evidence that obesity may be a factor in the development of the condition under consideration.

587 the veteran has a history of obesity.

39971 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the obesity and VEA service for the clinical onset of soft tissue sarcoma.

39972 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the obesity and operational service for the clinical onset of soft tissue sarcoma.

or

39973 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the obesity and eligible service for the clinical onset of soft tissue sarcoma.

Clinical onset and operational service [39972]

22383

the veteran was obese for a period of at least five years.

39974

the veteran was obese for a period of at least five years, within the thirty years before the clinical onset of soft tissue sarcoma.

591

the obesity was caused by operational service.

or

9004

the veteran has a history of morbid obesity.

24673

the veteran was morbidly obese for a period of at least five years.

39975 the veteran was morbidly obese for a period of at least five years, within the thirty years before the clinical onset of soft tissue sarcoma.

9005 — the morbid obesity is causally related to operational service.

Clinical onset and eligible service [39973]

30669

the condition under consideration is a uterine sarcoma.

35683

the veteran was obese for a period of at least ten years.

39976

the veteran was obese for a period of at least ten years, within the twenty years before the clinical onset of soft tissue sarcoma.

3407

the obesity was caused by eligible service.

or

9004

the veteran has a history of morbid obesity.

35687

the veteran was morbidly obese for a period of at least ten years.

39977 the veteran was morbidly obese for a period of at least ten years, within the twenty years before the clinical onset of soft tissue sarcoma.

9006 — the morbid obesity is causally related to eligible service.