The Board denied the veteran's claim for recognition as a prisoner of war (POW) for purposes of qualifying for presumptive provisions of Public Laws 97-37 and 101-322, finding that the period of claimed POW status was prior to the time the service department has verified that the veteran had recognized service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the period of claimed POW status (September 1942 - April 1943) was before the time the service department has verified that the veteran had recognized active service, thus not meeting the criteria for recognition as a POW for purposes of qualifying for the presumptive provisions.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2000
- Citation
- 0016188
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