hypertension Hypertention Secondary To Sleep Apnea

[ammodad]

Hello all

I am going to make this quick, I hope and not take up to much time.

I was awarded an increase for sleep apnea,

Well I guess I need to tell you what this VA rep told me before i can get to the question.

“He said to me, why haven’t you claimed hypertension secondary to your sleep apnea?" I am sitting there looking like an idiot. Like what are you talking about? Then he explained and it made some since. Therefore, we did the paper work and now we do the waiting. People I did not know there was such a creature as a secondary to anything service connected …

I just assumed that when they finally paid you for what you filed. If there were any other prolems

they were covered then .

It pays to know these things.

Godbless, and were praying that all needs are met and that we all have uncommon favor.

thanks for the feed back guys ,i didnt know but now that you have mentioned it all during my time in service i was border line high my pressure always ran 160 over 80 and around that from looking at the readings that were posted it looks like you were peaking at my records i am certain the secondary connection will be made thanks again for being here and listening ...

one more question what do they rate hypertension as , or what % ?

Edited September 29, 2006 by ammodad

[Guest jstacy]

Hypertension is connectable to Sleep APnea, It is a serious side effect of SQA. Also check on the following if you have them. Tachycardia, Heart disease,

[Berta]

Ammodad -yes this sure is correct info and I just posted some apnea info for a vet in another topic here on it today.

Veteran-I bet the VA sees numerous conditions a vet has that would be service connectable but unless the vet asks them directly to service connect or secondarily service connect-they just wont do it.

I told a story here a year ago of a WWII vet well know at the Bath VA. They had treated him for years and he did a little volunteer work for them and attended the Chapel services on the VA grounds when he could.I think he even lived in the DOM for years.

We were all talking in the social hour after the VA Chapel services one Sunday and me and some veterans were shocked to find out that he had just been advised to file a claim!

I thought the guy was already SCed for decades!

He has PTSD, 2 PHs with 2 GSWs and painful scars for one, numerous COPD problems,hearing loss (Africa campaign) and I think he was diabetic-had a history of alcohol that severely damaged him physically, alcohol free for decades but still some potentially more SC there under Allen V Principi--

and totally disabled per SSA.

In all those years he has been in the VA system no one even advised him to file for service connection.

A WWII vet------ this is just unconscionable that no one did.

Those docs had to realise that his hearing loss and PTSD alone were service connectable.

The VA doesn't tell anyone anything.

They save lots of money that way.

A disabled vet has to practically become a lawyer and a doctor these days to even assess their own SC potential.

It is not fair but this is the way it is.

Do you have any other problems that the aphnea could have caused?

I was alarmed at what I found on the net today- sleep apnea can cause some very severe problems.

Edited September 28, 2006 by Berta

[olenavygoat]

Yet another reason to encourage anyone you're assisting to do internet searches on all of their service connected ailments. It will in most cases spell out what exactly could be a secondary condition/disease to a service connected condition.

[10thFO]

Yeah I was suprised to find out that Hypertension is ratable at either >90 or >140. I didn't start having blood pressure problems until they put me on the depression meds and the high octane pain killers now. Have been over both those numbers by about 5-10 points for the last 3 years. New Dr. put me on blood pressure pills, where the old one wouldn't.

[Guest jstacy]

Read the hypertension ratings in the schedule of ratings. It lists the criteria for the Hypertension.

7101 Hypertensive vascular disease (hypertension and isolated

systolic hypertension):

Diastolic pressure predominantly 130 or more................ 60

Diastolic pressure predominantly 120 or more................ 40

Diastolic pressure predominantly 110 or more, or; systolic 20

pressure predominantly 200 or more.........................

Diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more, or; systolic 10

pressure predominantly 160 or more, or; minimum evaluation

for an individual with a history of diastolic pressure

predominantly 100 or more who requires continuous

medication for control.....................................

Note (1): Hypertension or isolated systolic hypertension must be

confirmed by readings taken two or more times on at least three

different days. For purposes of this section, the term

hypertension means that the diastolic blood pressure is

predominantly 90mm. or greater, and isolated systolic

hypertension means that the systolic blood pressure is

predominantly 160mm. or greater with a diastolic blood pressure

of less than 90mm.

Note (2): Evaluate hypertension due to aortic insufficiency or

hyperthyroidism, which is usually the isolated systolic type,

as part of the condition causing it rather than by a separate

evaluation.

Edited September 28, 2006 by jstacy