The veteran's death was caused by a service-connected peptic ulcer disease, which contributed to his death. The Board granted the claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: Peptic ulcer disease, a disability that is not subject to presumptive service connection due to former POW status, but established as service connected, was found to have contributed substantially or materially to the veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- Peptic ulcer disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 17, 2004
- Citation
- 0404458
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What this means for you
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