The Board denied all issues except for the rating for the veteran's back disability. The claim of service connection for prostatitis, hiatal hernia, and peptic ulcer disease was not well grounded. The claims for evaluations in excess of 20 percent for right ankle injury with reflex sympathetic dystrophy and a compensable evaluation for fracture of left fifth metatarsal with pes planus were denied. The claim for total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disability was granted.
The deciding factor: The claims for prostatitis, hiatal hernia, and peptic ulcer disease were not well grounded as there is no evidence demonstrating that the conditions are related to military service or any other basis of entitlement.
- Claimed conditions
- prostatitis, hiatal hernia, peptic ulcer disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- October 30, 2000
- Citation
- 0028506
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