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Repatriation Medical Authority Statement

Retinal vascular occlusive disease - Hypertension Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 05 October 2006.

Preliminary questions [36277]

317 the veteran has hypertension.

32355

the veteran's hypertension was present at the time of the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

36312 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the hypertension and VEA service for the clinical onset of retinal vascular occlusive disease.

36313 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the hypertension and operational service for the clinical onset of retinal vascular occlusive disease.

or

36314 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the hypertension and eligible service for the clinical onset of retinal vascular occlusive disease.

Clinical onset and operational service [36313]

334 — the hypertension is causally related to operational service.

Clinical onset and eligible service [36314]

934 — the hypertension is causally related to eligible service.