The Veteran's claim for service connection for a personality disorder is denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.,Service connection for hypertension is denied because it did not begin during active service, was not otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease, and is not causally related to or aggravated by a service-connected disability.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for dizziness is denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing that the Veteran has had a personality disorder at any time during or approximate to the pendency of the claim. The only documentation indicating a personality disorder is from the Veteran's dentist, who is not competent to diagnose such a condition.,The preponderance of the evidence does not show that the Veteran’s hypertension began during active service, was otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease, or was causally related to or aggravated by a service-connected disability. The medical records do not indicate any current diagnosis of hypertension.,There is no competent medical evidence showing that the Veteran has had dizziness at any time during or approximate to the pendency of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Personality Disorder, Hypertension, Dizziness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20035588
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