The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to his cardiovascular issues, which are presumed related to his time as a prisoner of war.
The deciding factor: The veteran was held as a POW and developed stroke-related conditions that caused or contributed substantially to his death. These conditions fall under the presumptive service connection provisions for veterans who were POWs.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiac arrest, severe hypertension, cerebrovascular accident
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2005
- Citation
- 0516199
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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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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Granted
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