uncontrollable hypertension with eye change and headaches

i am being mebboard for uncontrollable hypertension with eye change and headaches do anybody thing they would know how they are going to rated me and will i be fit or unfit my mos in the army is 88m that a truck driver i black out driving once and during a run in pt please give me some kind of feed back
 
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It all depends on the specifics. The fitness standards can be found in DoDI 1332.38 and the rating criteria can be found in the VASRD. Line up your situation with the standards of those documents.

Mike
 
Diseases of the Arteries and Veins
7101 Hypertensive vascular disease (hypertension and isolated
systolic hypertension):
Diastolic pressure predominantly 130 or more................ 60
Diastolic pressure predominantly 120 or more................ 40
Diastolic pressure predominantly 110 or more, or; systolic 20
pressure predominantly 200 or more.........................
Diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more, or; systolic 10
pressure predominantly 160 or more, or; minimum evaluation
for an individual with a history of diastolic pressure
predominantly 100 or more who requires continuous
medication for control.....................................

Note (1): Hypertension or isolated systolic hypertension must be
confirmed by readings taken two or more times on at least three
different days. For purposes of this section, the term
hypertension means that the diastolic blood pressure is
predominantly 90mm. or greater, and isolated systolic
hypertension means that the systolic blood pressure is
predominantly 160mm. or greater with a diastolic blood pressure
of less than 90mm.
Note (2): Evaluate hypertension due to aortic insufficiency or
hyperthyroidism, which is usually the isolated systolic type,
as part of the condition causing it rather than by a separate
evaluation.
 
It depends on what your NARSUM actually states along with all the other non medical evidence such as the command letter. If you download DoDI 1332.38 you can get a feel for the standards they are supposed to follow for determining if you are fit or not. If you download the VASRD you can get a feel for how conditions should be rated based on the impact of the conditon.

I have seen cases where an unfitting condition is rated at 0%. I have seen cases where an individual is found fit only to be rated at 100% by the VA. I have seen wide variances depending on the service one belongs to and their MOS. Only time will tell for sure.

Mike
 
my commander said i should put put out in his memo i black out driving and during pt and i have been on medication over a year and still getting reading of 170/109 also on levitra and loratabs for headache i have everyday from neurology been in emergency room for chest pain i been having just a wreck
 
my commander said i should put put out in his memo i black out driving and during pt and i have been on medication over a year and still getting reading of 170/109 also on levitra and loratabs for headache i have everyday from neurology been in emergency room for chest pain i been having just a wreck
 
Your commander should have put those points into his non medical assessment.

Mike
 
There is a format for the non medical assesssment. Ask your PEBLO for a copy and have your commander follow it.

Mike
 
No, not at all. The Non medical assessment is just one piece of the puzzle. Again, you need to read the fitness standards captured in DoDI 1332.38.
 
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