The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for multiple disabilities, including PTB, rheumatoid arthritis, BPH, and bilateral cataract. The claim for malaria was also denied as new and material evidence had not been received.
The deciding factor: The appellant's POW status from April 10, 1942 to April 14, 1942 covered less than 30 days, thus he did not meet the legal criteria for presumptive service connection under Public Laws 97-37 and 100-322.
- Claimed conditions
- PTB, rheumatoid arthritis, benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), bilateral cataract
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2004
- Citation
- 0430804
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