The veteran's claim for service connection for gastric ulcers was denied as there is no evidence of a chronic condition in service or during the applicable presumption period. The claims for defective hearing and back disorder were not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence. The claim for an increased evaluation for appendectomy scar was also denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran's gastric ulcers are not shown to have been incurred or aggravated by his military service, as there is no medical evidence linking the current condition to service. His claims for defective hearing and back disorder were not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence. The claim for an increased evaluation for appendectomy scar was denied as there is no evidence that the veteran's current symptoms are related to his service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- gastric ulcers, back disorder, hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2001
- Citation
- 0107069
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