hypertension Is There A Specific C&p For Iu?

[confusion99%]

After receiving my 60% for IHD and total of 80% I filed for IU...It was talked about in other threads about listing the specific contention that causes the IU...I listed them all as suggested in that thread. When the claim finely started to move, the VA opened contentions for an increase in everything I listed (IHD, DMII, PN upper and lower extremities). I was scheduled a C&P that covered all of these things, but the form I received concerning the C&P's listed all the contentions, but nothing about IU.

Is this the normal way they do things? My concern is that as far as I am concerned, my IU is based on the combined disability of all the contentions together, not specific contentions getting worse. I am afraid they will take each contention for an increase created by the VA, disapprove an increase in each and then use that to disapprove the IU......

Can anyone give me any info on how this might work???

Also one other question, the C&P doc noted that I had hypertension. I have a history of HTN going back almost 40 years. It is pretty well controlled by meds, as I take three different ones for the BP as well as other heart problems. He ask a lot of questions about the HTN. I have never filed for that as I said, it is pretty well controlled so I don't have a bunch of high readings in my doctor visits. I never had had the multiple readings done for mulitiple days. Could the C&P doc write up the HTN, then the VA maybe rate it?? Or, should I start another contention for the HTN now while I already have all these other contentions in the mill. Or, should I wait and see what they do with what they have?? They have had this claim since Sep. 2013.

[john999]

I think if you have good , solid clams I would not worry so much about being reduced. I would go for TDIU because it has many benefits including 100% compensation. Once you get TDIU then you request P&T. This means a DIC pension for your spouse and ChampVA and educational benefits for kids or spouse.