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Eddie"Duke"Ellington

Posted on: October 16th, 2012, 8:44pm

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Has anyone made a claim for COPD?

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Gregory B Peters

Posted on: October 20th, 2012, 3:39pm

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Hi Duke, it would be tuff unless you can prove the Army made you smoke :-) although I do remember in boot a common command for a break was "OK smoke if you got them, if you don't low crawl under the building and pick up trash!" That and the fact that we were issued them free and not requested. I do remember where dead people walking sued the big tobacco companies and won big bucks because "they" made them addicted. But unless you recently got out, it would be very difficult.
see below:

Smoking is the leading cause of COPD. The more a person smokes, the more likely that person will develop COPD. However, some people smoke for years and never get COPD.

In rare cases, nonsmokers who lack a protein called alpha-1 antitrypsin can develop emphysema.

Other risk factors for COPD are:

Exposure to certain gases or fumes in the workplace

Exposure to heavy amounts of secondhand smoke and pollution

Frequent use of cooking fire without proper ventilation

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Eddie"Duke"Ellington

Posted on: October 22nd, 2012, 5:18pm

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Thanks Gregory for your reply. Didn't think so but told it could be in the works. Was a fool and smoked for 28 years but haven't smoked in 25.

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