The veteran's hemorrhoids are found to have been incurred in service. The claims for service connection for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, left ear hearing loss, and right ear hearing loss are all granted.
The deciding factor: Service connection is established based on the veteran's POW status and his reported onset of symptoms during confinement.
- Claimed conditions
- Hemorrhoids, Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (PAT), Left ear hearing loss, Right ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2000
- Citation
- 0025161
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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