The deciding factor: The service department found that the veteran was not a POW during his verified period of active duty. There is no competent medical evidence linking any of the claimed conditions to service.
- Claimed conditions
- dysentery, pneumonia, malaria, vitamin deficiency, impaired vision, neck disorder, knee disorder, PTB
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 17, 2004
- Citation
- 0404448
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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