External
Repatriation Medical Authority Statement

Renal artery atherosclerotic disease - Hypertension Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 20 August 2008.

Preliminary questions [29934]

317 the veteran has hypertension.

29935 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the hypertension and VEA service for the clinical onset of renal artery atherosclerotic disease.

29937 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the hypertension and eligible service for the clinical onset of renal artery atherosclerotic disease.

or

29936 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the hypertension and operational service for the clinical onset of renal artery atherosclerotic disease.

Clinical onset and operational service [29936]

29939

the veteran suffered from hypertension for a period of at least five years before the clinical onset of renal artery atherosclerotic disease.

334 — the hypertension is causally related to operational service.

Clinical onset and eligible service [29937]

29940

the veteran suffered from hypertension for a period of at least ten years before the clinical onset of renal artery atherosclerotic disease.

934 — the hypertension is causally related to eligible service.