The Board has determined that the veteran's posttraumatic osteoarthritis and peptic ulcer disease, which were presumed to have been incurred during his period of military service as a POW, caused or contributed substantially to his death. As such, the appellant is entitled to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) based on a service-connected cause of death.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's posttraumatic osteoarthritis and peptic ulcer disease were presumed to have been incurred during his period of military service as a POW. The nonsteroid drugs used for treatment of the osteoarthritis led to the development of a bleeding peptic ulcer, which ultimately caused the veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic osteoarthritis, bleeding peptic ulcer disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 21, 2004
- Citation
- 0415990
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