The Board granted service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and basic eligibility for Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the presumption that atherosclerotic heart disease (which includes arteriosclerosis) is presumptively service-connected in former POWs who develop such conditions after discharge.
- Claimed conditions
- arteriosclerosis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2008
- Citation
- 0811055
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,643 · Granted: 15% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for atrial fibrillation, arteriosclerosis, diabetes, and hypertension as additional evidence has been submitted that requires further development of the record.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for arteriosclerosis, a liver condition, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and hyperlipidemia. The claim for service connection for a heart condition was remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a heart condition, arteriosclerosis, and hypertension to obtain additional medical opinions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a left ankle disorder, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, and increased ratings for right ankle strain and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.
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