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My personal Doctor feels I should file a hypertension claim secondary to my PTSD/MST claim. Looking through my Military medical records it shows that my BP started elevating after the events started both systolic and diastolic numbers. About 3 months after my discharge one of my doctors placed me on bp medications and I have continued taking them. Even while on them my diastolic is always around 82-85.
My question is that I am aware that the VA wants a 2-5 day consecutive reading to diagnose hypertension. I have been on hypertension medication now for over 25 years. My personal doctor does not feel comfortable taking me off these medications to get these readings. Unless it is in a very controlled environment where I could be monitored. Strokes run in the family and he does not feel safe taking me off these meds. Will a nexus letter from him explaining the visitation be significant to cover this. He feels that without the medication my diastolic BP would be above 130.
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