The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for rectal prolapse and partial gastrectomy from duodenal ulcer disease as secondary to his service-connected residuals of a fracture of the left malar bone. The evidence did not show current diagnoses or a link between these conditions and his service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims were denied because there was no showing of a current diagnosis for rectal prolapse or partial gastrectomy from duodenal ulcer disease, and the medical records did not establish a connection to his service-connected residuals of a fracture of the left malar bone.
- Claimed conditions
- Rectal Prolapse, Partial Gastrectomy from Duodenal Ulcer Disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2008
- Citation
- 0833200
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