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Lorraine
Denial of claim states that "the claim for service connection for hypertension remains denied(had filed a claim back in 1979 that was denied because his bp readings, although elevated, did not meet VA criteria for hypertension)) because the evidence submitted is not new and material" (We sent medical records and they obtained medical records for continuous treatment of hypertension since 1980)."Although you submitted evidence to show that your hypertension manifested to a compensable degree....this did not occur within a year from your discharge from military service.""We determined that the following condition(Hypertension) was not related to your military service, so service connection remains denied."
Of interest to those of you with IHD claims due to herbicide exposure(AO), it goes on to state that "we have deferred a decision on your claim for ischemic heart disease based on heribicide exposure. However, this disease has not yet been added to the Dept of VA regs governing diseases presumptively associated with herbicide exposure. In order to add this disease, we must follow a series of legal requirements, including publishing a notice in the Federal Register. We have begun this process, but are holding your claim until these legal requirments have been met. When the process if complete, we will make a determination on your claim and provide you with a notice of our decision.(dated Oct 4, 2010)
We're in the "dumpers" today and my thought is to wait until we get a ruling on the IHD/AO claim and then go from there - keeping in mind the time restriction for filing a NOD.
Anybody have any thoughts? I'm reading through archives related to hypertension claims, but unable to find if the regs apply to bp readings while under treatment or without. My hubby's on numerous meds to keep his bp lowered, can't imagine what it would be untreated - and, is he to go off meds to get higher readings and risk a stroke?? Not wise.
Lorraine
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