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Thromboangiitis obliterans - Smoking tobacco products - material contribution Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 09 September 2009.

Investigative Documents

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRD905]

Claimant Report - Smoking [CRV905]

Preliminary questions [35774]

30303

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

35775the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and VEA service for thromboangiitis obliterans.

35776the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and VEA service for the clinical onset of thromboangiitis obliterans.

35778the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and operational service for the clinical onset of thromboangiitis obliterans.

or

35779the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and eligible service for the clinical onset of thromboangiitis obliterans.

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.

35777the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and VEA service for the clinical worsening of thromboangiitis obliterans.

35780the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and operational service for the clinical worsening of thromboangiitis obliterans.

or

40592the veteran has established the causal connection between smoking tobacco products and eligible service for the clinical worsening of thromboangiitis obliterans.

Clinical onset and operational service [35778]

35781

the veteran smoked at least three pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products within the six years before the clinical onset of thromboangiitis obliterans.

35783

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

Clinical onset and eligible service [35779]

35782

the veteran smoked at least three pack years of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products within the three years before the clinical onset of thromboangiitis obliterans.

35784

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

Clinical worsening and operational service [35780]

35785

the veteran smoked at least half a pack year of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products within the one year before the clinical worsening of thromboangiitis obliterans.

40609

the veteran's smoking of at least half a pack year of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products within the one year before the clinical worsening of thromboangiitis obliterans took place after its clinical onset.

35786

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

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 [40592]

35785

the veteran smoked at least half a pack year of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products within the one year before the clinical worsening of thromboangiitis obliterans.

40609

the veteran's smoking of at least half a pack year of cigarettes or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products within the one year before the clinical worsening of thromboangiitis obliterans took place after its clinical onset.

40608

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

33459

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