The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and a chronic acquired abdominal disorder to include stomach ulcers and GERD, but finds that these claims are not well grounded.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted since the final denial is new and material, but the claim remains not well grounded due to lack of competent medical evidence linking the disabilities to service.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, chronic acquired abdominal disorder to include stomach ulcers and GERD
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2000
- Citation
- 0025038
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What this means for you
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