 This account was challenged by a series of writers and journalists from the mid @-@ 1970s onwards . Writing in 1974 , Evans noted that the Veterans Administration had confirmed that ( even at that late stage in his life ) Hubbard " receives $ 160 a month in compensation for disabilities incurred during the Second World War . However the conditions listed as being ' 40 % disabling ' are : duodenal ulcer , bursitis ( right shoulder ) , arthritis , and <unk> . " Evans noted : " a Navy Department spokesman has stated that ' an examination of Mr Hubbard 's record does not reveal any evidence of injuries suffered while in the service of the United States Navy ' . " 
