The claim for service connection for hypertensive vascular disease (hypertension) is dismissed.,The claim for service connection for dissociative disorder (multiple personalities) (passive aggressive personality disorder) is dismissed.,The claim for service connection for glaucoma is denied.,The claim for service connection for cerebral infarction, claimed as stroke, is remanded.
The deciding factor: The claims were addressed in an August 2019 rating decision and the Veteran filed an untimely notice of disagreement in October 2020. The Board concluded that the appeal was untimely.,The evidence does not support a finding that dissociative disorder (multiple personalities) (passive aggressive personality disorder) began during service or is related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.,There is no evidence indicating any link between glaucoma and the Veteran's active service. The only suggestion of a link is the Veteran's own assertion in his claim and a September 2020 Statement in Support asserting vaguely that certain of the Veteran's current disabilities were discovered in service.,The VA examiner was unable to provide an opinion on whether the stroke was related to service due to lack of access to relevant records.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertensive vascular disease (hypertension), dissociative disorder (multiple personalities) (passive aggressive personality disorder), glaucoma, cerebral infarction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2024
- Citation
- A24062713
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