The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's disabilities, including avitaminosis and other nutritional deficiencies, malnutrition, malaria, residuals of stroke (right-sided hemiparesis), COPD, ischemic heart disease, peptic ulcer disease, irritable bowel syndrome, antral gastritis, osteoarthritis, and degenerative disc disease. These conditions are presumed to have been incurred in service as a POW.
The deciding factor: The veteran served as a POW for over three months during which he experienced localized edema, leading to the presumption of ischemic heart disease and other disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- avitaminosis and other nutritional deficiencies, malnutrition, malaria, residuals of stroke (right-sided hemiparesis), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), ischemic heart disease, peptic ulcer disease, irritable bowel syndrome, antral gastritis, osteoarthritis, degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 6, 2007
- Citation
- 0727952
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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