hypertension What Is A Normal Wait Time For A Decision On A Deferred Condition

[mountain tyme]

Hello..

can anyone tell me how long it takes for the VA to come to a determination on a deferred issue.

One of the vets I am helping received a decision regarding 3 issure's 2 of them he received there decision the thrid one is for Hypertension and that issue was deferred. It has been almost 10 months now.

He has another issue that is S/C and needs to put in for an increase due to the condition has become worse.

So as I was going through his Service medical records I found medical records that he was diagnoised with HTN and needed to go in for a 5 day B/P check which he never did due to the fact it was a TDY physical and he left that next day for 2 months he forgot all about it...so looking through his Service medical records there is a pattern of high blood pressure and again I found a medical record needing a 3 day B/P check he said he doesn't recall whether it was done or not that was back in the early 80's...should he copy those records and send them into the VA...I told him since the VA already had them I would wait for the decision and if it does not come out favorable then he can do a reconsieration or a NOD...

the Reason he put in for Hypertension is because he has been on medicine since he retired from the military and he had a Stress Test Done a year ago that stated he had Mild Pulomary hypertension...

not sure what he would rate out with either...any help would be great.

Thank you in advance

MT

[Christopher]

I don't think the word "normal" is part of the VARO vocabulary.

In my case on a deferred issue..it seems they have ignored it altogether.

I have been bringing it to their attention various ways..ie..letters and IRIS inquiries..I even recently sent a communication to the VARO Director.

But if there is additional evidence pertaining to the issue you are talking about, by all means send it in.

[Berta]

Even if the VA has his SMRs- they sure might ignore what you found there-

I would send it in- and this would trigger their attention to the deferred claim- you could tell them the date of the deferred decision and it might get them moving on it-

it is hard to know at this point what type of rating he could get- the schedule of ratings here at hadit might help you determine that-

he should sure claim the considtion that has gotten worse -for a higher rating there-

you said he was retired-

has he looked into the CRSC CRDP program yet -he might eventually be eligible for one of these programs.