The Board found that the veteran likely incurred beriberi during his time as a POW, which contributed to his heart disease and subsequent death. The appeal for accrued benefits was dismissed due to lack of timely submission.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that the appellant's claim for accrued benefits was not timely submitted, thus lacking jurisdiction to review it.
- Claimed conditions
- beriberi heart disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2001
- Citation
- 0116721
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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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