The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for the cause of death due to new and material evidence. The veteran's heart failure is presumed to be related to his service, and it either caused or contributed substantially to his death.
The deciding factor: Service connection for the cause of death is granted based on presumptive exposure as a former prisoner of war (POW).
- Claimed conditions
- heart failure, pulmonary tuberculosis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2008
- Citation
- 0823771
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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