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These benefits cover conditions that we assume were caused by your time spent as a POW. These are based on studies of the long-term effects of captivity, deprivation, trauma, and cold
injury. If you have a presumptive condition, you don’t need to prove that your service caused the condition. You only need to meet the service requirements for the presumption. FOR FORMER
POWS HELD CAPTIVE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME WE COVER THESE PRESUMPTIVE CONDITIONS THAT AFFECT YOUR BODY: * Osteoporosis (if you filed your claim on or after October 10, 2008, and you have a
diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder, or PTSD) * Lasting damage from frostbite * Posttraumatic osteoarthritis (pain and swelling in your joints that happens when a past injury causes a
joint—such as your knee or elbow—to wear out) * A stroke or problems caused by a stroke (such as memory loss, loss of speech, or weakness in an arm or leg) * Hypertensive vascular disease,
including hypertensive heart disease, and related problems (such as a stroke, blood clots, or other serious issues) WE COVER THESE PRESUMPTIVE CONDITIONS THAT AFFECT YOUR MIND: * A
neuropsychiatric condition * Psychosis * Dysthymic disorder (also called “persistent depressive disorder”) * Any of the anxiety states (such as PTSD) FOR FORMER POWS HELD CAPTIVE FOR 30 DAYS
OR MORE WE COVER THESE PRESUMPTIVE CONDITIONS THAT AFFECT YOUR BODY: * Osteoporosis (if you filed your claim on or after September 28, 2009; you don’t need to have a PTSD diagnosis) *
Helminthiasis * Peripheral neuropathy, except where directly related to an illness caused by an infection * Peptic ulcer disease * Chronic dysentery * Irritable bowel syndrome * Cirrhosis of
the liver WE COVER CONDITIONS BASED ON A NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY, INCLUDING THESE: * Avitaminosis * Beriberi, including beriberi heart disease * Malnutrition, including optic atrophy
connected to malnutrition * Pellagra