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I’m disabled now through the state of Arkansas, but was discharged as honorable and medical, have an re3 . Release with high blood pressure and anxiety. How would my chances be for even an 1% connection? I was released in 1985. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I’ve seeking answers for a while on my own.

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0%, because VA disability is in 10's.  🙂   Other than that, don't know, you've provided hardly any information. Is it related to your medical discharge? 

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With VA disabilities, you need a current diagnosis, an "in service event" and a doc's opinion that your current diagnosis is at least as likely as not to be related to one or more events in service. 

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So would. 1. Go to your VA Mental Health and ask to see someone about your Service Connected anxiety. (if you are not doin that now.) 2. I would go to your VA Primary Doc and Service Connected high blood pressure. (if you are not doin that now.)  

Do this regardless if you are seeing a civilian Doc or not. 3. Get your civilian Doc records (If you have any)

I would than file for your anxiety first and claim your and your high blood pressure as a secondary to your anxiety.

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0%, because VA disability is in 10's.  🙂

 

Other than that, don't know, you've provided hardly any information. Is it related to your medical discharge? 

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I did not file for mine until almost 10 years after I got out.  I would say it is pretty good.  If they are in your medical records, it makes it easier.  Even if it is not, there are a lot of presumtive conditions.  Depedning on where you served.  

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1 hour ago, brokensoldier244th said:

0%, because VA disability is in 10's.  🙂

 

Other than that, don't know, you've provided hardly any information. Is it related to your medical discharge? 

Yes, was part of my dd214

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With VA disabilities, you need a current diagnosis, an "in service event" and a doc's opinion that your current diagnosis is at least as likely as not to be related to one or more events in service.  Since you have not indicated whether or not this was likely due to military service, its just a guess for us to speculate on same.  

All of this said, depending upon your period of service, (Vietnam, Iraq, etc), and your conditions claimed, you may be eligible for one or more presumptives, which is much easier to prove than my above paragraph.  

However, you indicated "you were released with "high blood pressure" and anxiety.  So, this suggests you are likely to be able to get service connected for those conditions, at a minimum.  

If you have high blood pressure, there are many conditions realted to that as secondary.  

Generally, you are gonna need to demonstrate that one or more of your disabilities (from Arkansas) are service connected.  Have you applied for social secuirty disability, and has that been awarded?  

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Too add, "time since military service" is not one of the criteria for service connection.  So, that should help, too.  

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