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.

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

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

or

29936the 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.

334the 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.

934the hypertension is causally related to eligible service.